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ISSUE 27 HIGHLITES: Spring/Summer 2008: Click "here" to view a sample.
  • More Ministry-funded colonoscopies; is money going where it is intended? - by Dr. Angus Maciver
  • Editorial Opinion: Common Contract - by Dr. Ciaran Kealy
  • Billing Corner: MRP Codes and Post-operative Care Codes - by Dr. Jeff Kolbasnik
  • CTC Marathon 07 results successful; Minimal Surgical fees are en route; no compensation for high risk ASA patients - by Dr. Jeff Kolbasnik
  • Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer in High Risk Patients: Is this test available in Ontario? - by Dr. Claire Perreault
  • Relativity group attempts to fix fees; General Surgery aims for rectal/gastric codes, unbundled visit codes - by Dr. Philip Barron
  • A new chapter for the OAGS - by Dr. Ciaran Kealy
  • OAGS Board of Directors 2008
  • 14th OAGS Annual Meeting (insert)
  • Hospitals Act requires disclosure by July '08; Information Protection Act supersedes obligation to report errors - by Dr. Richard Benedict
  • Resident Rostrum: Restricted Registration - Too Many Restrictions? - by Dr. Karen Devon, UofT, PGY4
  • OAGS Minutes - Sep.15/07; Nov.3/07; Feb.2/08, Apr.5/08
  • Treasury Report
  • Upcoming CME Events '08
  • Job Listings & Ads




ISSUE 26 HIGHLITES: Spring 2007
  • Increased endoscopy access promised, Ontario hospitals will have to be monitored - by Dr. Angus Maciver
  • Editorials: Late Career Options, A Common Contract, 12th Annual Meeting - by Dr. Ciaran Kealy
  • Billing Corner
  • CTC approves 70% of OAGS items in '06, General Surgery gets 4th highest funding increase out of all 50+ sections - by Dr. Jeff Kolbasnik
  • 13th OAGS Annual Meeting: Sat., Nov.3/07
  • Relativity adjustments to codes in need of Einstein's genius, OAGS clings to consolation of $3.2 million reallocation for the undervalued in 2008 - by Dr. Philip Barron
  • OAGS Board of Directors 2006-2007
  • Correspondence with the MOHLTC
  • Press Release: Colorectal Screening
  • Laparoscopic Mentorship Program
  • Resident Rostrum: Swan Song, Resident Training Programs - by Dr. Shiva Jayaraman
  • OAGS Minutes - Nov.4, 2006; Feb.3, 2007
  • Treasury Report
  • Upcoming CME Events '07
  • Job Listings & Ads




ISSUE 25 HIGHLITES: Spring/Summer 2006
  • OAGS calls for reasonable OR time - Limited access is the problem, not manpower - by Dr. Angus Maciver
  • Editorial: Re. Colonoscopies - by Dr. Ciaran Kealy
  • Billing Corner - by Dr. Ian Macmillan
  • Rectal codes top Re-opener negotiation list - OAGS also aims efforts toward the $3.5 million allocation in 2008 - by Dr. Jeff Kolbasnik
  • Membership: Impending crisis for OAGS - by Dr. Ciaran Kealy
  • OAGS Position Statement: at least 2days/wk OR access - by OAGS Board of Directors
  • Longer wait times in ON academic centres; local survey shows more realistic surgical data than Fraser Institute - by Chris Vinden
  • Correspondence with the MOHLTC
  • Underserviced North...so, what's new - by Dr. Richard Benedict
  • Annual Meeting 2006: Intro and speaker line-up - by Dr. Phil Barron
  • FOBT: The Wrong test with the Wrong target with the Wrong outcome - by Dr. Chris Vinden
  • Lap band surgery weighs in for insured service - by Dr. Jeff Kolbasnik
  • Resident Rostrum - by Dr. Shiva Jayaraman
  • OAGS Minutes - Nov.5, 2005; Jan.21, 2006; May13, 2006
  • Treasury Report
  • Upcoming CME Events 2005
  • Job Listings & Ads




ISSUE 24 HIGHLITES: Fall 2005
  • Elective OR time threatened - Surgeons/patients waiting for a theatre near you - by Dr. Angus Maciver
  • Editorial: Re. Colonoscopy Screening - by Dr. Ciaran Kealy
  • Billing Corner - by Dr. Ian Macmillan
  • CTC makes strides - New sentinel node biopsy fee/code - by Dr. Jeff Kolbasnik
  • Annual Meeting 2005: Intro and program - by Dr. Phil Barron
  • ABOUT: Dr. Per-Olof Nystrom - by Dr. Ian Macmillan
  • General Surgery timetable 2004/08 - Fee increases and additions of the new MOHLTC/OMA agreement - by Dr. James Forrest
  • Resident Rostrum - by Dr. Shiva Jayaraman
  • Minutes - O.A.G.S. Board Mtg. (Oct.1, 2005)
  • Treasury Report
  • OMA initially not consulted on WLI - by Dr. Janice Willett
  • Upcoming CME Events 2005
  • Job Listings & Ads
ISSUE 22 HIGHLITES: Fall 2004
  • O.A.G.S. debating Agreement - Volume control repercussions still not addressed - by Dr. Angus Maciver
  • Editorial: Proposed Agreement - by Dr. Ciaran Kealy
  • Discarding the scalpel - Retirement from general surgery opens a new chapter - by Dr. Thomas Dufour
  • Annual meeting to debate "agreement" - Up-to-date talks cover breast, colorectal, laparoscopy, peri-op care, knowledge transfer and overseas volunteering - by Dr. Philip Barron
  • Notice of Amendments of O.A.G.S. By-laws
  • Finding direction for general surgery - What is the image of our section and where is it going? - by Dr. Richard Benedict
  • Amalgamation: A good or bad thing? - Grey-Bruce revisited - by Dr. Chester Pitter
  • Resident Rostrum - by Dr. Shiva Jayaraman
  • Minutes - O.A.G.S. Board Mtg. Sep.25/04)
  • Minutes - O.A.G.S. Teleconf. Oct.25/04)
  • Annual Meeting 2004 Sat., Nov.6, 2004
  • Job Listings & Ads




ISSUE 21 HIGHLITES: Spring 2004
  • Call Remuneration Still A Concern - by Dr. Angus Maciver
  • Editorial: RVIC - by Dr. Philip Barron
  • On-Call/HOCC Update - by Dr. James Forrest
  • Billing Corner - by Dr. Ian Macmillan
  • Hospital Restructuring: Ottawa - by Dr. Dennis Pitt
  • Hospital Restructuring: Toronto - by Dr. Robert Mackenzie
  • Hospital Restructuring: Sudbury - by Dr. Ciaran Kealy
  • Dear OMA Negotiations Committee - by Dr. Angus Maciver
  • Minutes - O.A.G.S. Board Mtg. Feb.7/04)
  • Minutes - O.A.G.S. 9th Annual Mtg. Nov.1/03)
  • Annual Meeting 2004 Sat., Nov.6, 2004
  • Job Listings & Ads