Gillies J H, Ross L C
Can Med Assoc J. 1984 Aug 15;131(4):297-9.
Mandatory retirement is being challenged on the basis of age discrimination, and physicians are not divorced from this social trend. In January 1982 legal precedent was set by the Manitoba Court of Appeal concerning the retirement policy for physicians in Canada. Currently, Canadian hospital bylaws include clauses that require a change in membership status once a physician reaches 65 years of age. The main arguments in favour of this change include easier physician manpower management, ensured public safety and, in some instances, greater productivity. The main arguments against this change include loss of income to physicians, loss of skilled manpower to the profession and adverse effects on the mental and physical health of retiring physicians. In an effort to resolve this conflict some Canadian hospitals are developing strategies for reviewing the specific privileges and responsibilities physicians will retain once they reach age 65. The medical staff of the Victoria General Hospital in Halifax, NS have addressed this issue through their annual reappointment process.
强制退休正基于年龄歧视受到挑战，医生也未能置身于这一社会趋势之外。1982年1月，加拿大曼尼托巴省上诉法院就加拿大医生退休政策开创了法律先例。目前，加拿大医院的规章制度包含条款，规定医生一旦年满65岁，其会员身份就得变更。支持这一变更的主要理由包括更便于医生人力管理、确保公众安全，以及在某些情况下提高生产力。反对这一变更的主要理由包括医生收入损失、该行业熟练人力流失，以及对即将退休医生身心健康的不利影响。为解决这一冲突，一些加拿大医院正在制定策略，以审查医生年满65岁后将保留的特定特权和职责。新斯科舍省哈利法克斯市维多利亚总医院的医务人员已通过年度重新任命程序来处理这一问题。
