Surveys of Canadian physicians show that, on average, general/family physicians have been reducing hours of direct patient care in recent years. We currently have little understanding of how changing hours of work relate to service provision. This project examines this relationship using...

The production of clinical practice guidelines to help physicians provide optimal care has to be fundamentally rethought if such guidelines are going to be beneficial. The development of practice guidelines has become a priority for policy makers in recent years. However, the authors of this...

Various health care reforms have included a mandate to solicit local preferences for health care priorities. There is little consensus with respect to defining the participants, outlining the types of decisions which are appropriate for public input or establishing the way in which public...