Reflections on council

The Northwest Territories has a somewhat atypical physician population, which was well represented in the contingent to council. We tried to dress well for meetings, but our penchant for walking everywhere meant that we arrived on rainy days with our hair plastered to our heads. When the program war...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2009-10, Vol.181 (9), p.E205-E205
Main Author: Hendricks, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conferences
Councils
Medical practices
Physicians
Practice
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Summary:The Northwest Territories has a somewhat atypical physician population, which was well represented in the contingent to council. We tried to dress well for meetings, but our penchant for walking everywhere meant that we arrived on rainy days with our hair plastered to our heads. When the program warned that an evening event was NOT within walking distance (i.e. "please take the bus"), we happily trotted back to the hotel together while I quizzed one of our obstetricians about his experience as a foster parent to several children. Not unexpectedly, one of our delegates won the "Walk the Doc" challenge after logging 200 hours of exercise over the summer and our delegation won the provincial/territorial trophy, although we kept leaving it behind in conference rooms by accident. One of my colleagues brought forward perhaps the most controversial motion (censuring extra-billing, CMAJ 2009. DOI:10.1503 /cmaj .109-3026), yet he spoke graciously and appealed to the finest motives in his fellow physicians. While listening to the debate, I was struck by its intensity, by the impassioned nature of everyone's beliefs and by how deftly and efficiently the speaker and deputy speaker handled the issue - and the entire agenda.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.109-3049