Buske L, Newton S
Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Clin Perform Qual Health Care. 1997 Apr-Jun;5(2):56-60.
Physician-resource planning activities have increased dramatically in Canada since the release of the Barer-Stoddart report, "Toward Integrated Medical Resource Policies for Canada" in 1991. One of the key concepts of the Barer-Stoddart report is the "medical career life cycle," beginning with entry to medical school and ending with exit from practice. To apply this concept in a planning context, it is essential to have a current information base that will contain data on numbers of physicians, where they are, what they do, and how active they are. In addition, a longitudinal capability is important for understanding issues such as retention and attrition. The objective of this article is to review and assess recent initiatives in the establishment of physician-resource databases in Canada by medical associations, governments, licensing bodies, certifying colleges, and other groups with a respect to comprehensiveness and comparability of key data elements and their ability to address key policy questions in physician-resource planning and to identify opportunities for collaboration and links.
自1991年发布《迈向加拿大综合医疗资源政策》的巴雷尔-斯托达特报告以来，加拿大医生资源规划活动急剧增加。巴雷尔-斯托达特报告的关键概念之一是“医学职业生涯周期”，从进入医学院开始，到退出执业结束。要在规划背景下应用这一概念，必须有一个当前的信息库，其中包含医生数量、所在地点、从事工作以及活跃度等数据。此外，纵向跟踪能力对于理解诸如留用和流失等问题很重要。本文的目的是审查和评估加拿大医学协会、政府、许可机构、认证学院以及其他团体在建立医生资源数据库方面的近期举措，涉及关键数据元素的全面性和可比性，以及它们解决医生资源规划中关键政策问题的能力，并确定合作与联系的机会。
