Media Alert - Release of 2014 National Physician Survey Results

OTTAWA, Nov. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - New data from the 2014 National Physician Survey (NPS) will be made public on Dec. 2, 2014. The NPS is a major ongoing research project that gathers the opinions of physicians from across Canada. It is the largest census survey of its kind.

The 2014 survey builds on the previous surveys with a focus on use of information technology by physicians of Canada. This year, over 10,000 licensed physicians from across the country completed the online electronic survey.

The NPS is conducted jointly by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College).

Embargoed copies of the results will be available to the media at 8:00 am (Eastern) on
Dec. 1, 2014. For an embargoed copy, please contact:

Dominique Jolicoeur, Communications Officer
Canadian Medical Association                     
Tel.: [phone] ext. 2038
Cell.: 613-809-5669                                      
[email protected] 

SOURCE: Canadian Medical Association

Dominique Jolicoeur, Communications Officer, Canadian Medical Association, Tel.: [phone] ext. 2038, Cell.: 613-809-5669, [email protected]