Since the Collège des médecins, after a long process of reflection, must soon take a position on the question of euthanasia, the Federation of General Practitioners of Quebec (FMOQ) considered it appropriate to consult its members on the subject. The FMOQ found it was important to take the pulse of family physicians on this contemporary issue, because very often it is they who are the last to accompany their fellow citizens during the end of life. >>>

Dans le contexte de pandémie d'influenza A(H1N1), les autorités médicales souhaitent vous transmettre l'information la plus ciblée possible. Ainsi, le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, les Fédérations de médecins, l'Association québécoise d'établissements de santé et de services sociaux et le Collège des médecins, l'Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec travaillent ensemble afin de vous transmettre une information unifiée, juste et cohérente à ce sujet.

The Quebec Federation of General Practitioners (FMOQ), the body representing physicians who provide front-line care to Quebecers, invites Quebecers not to hesitate to get vaccinated against Influenza A (H1N1). >>>

Accompagné de ses directeurs adjoints et de membres du Bureau, le Dr  Godin rencontrera les omnipraticiens de toutes les régions du Québec pour préparer avec eux le cahier des demandes et établir les priorités de la prochaine entente générale. >>>

  As a result, it is with no surprise but still with a certain degree of relief that family physicians, who practice 5000 abortions annually in medical clinics and around 3000 in women’s health centres, receive confirmation from the Collège that their interventions are done in a setting that respects the highest standards of safety and quality. >>>