The 2007 survey will provide important data on the use of information technologies by doctors, as well as medical education and practice, to help educators, policy makers and planners make informed decisions.
The National Physician Survey is unique in the world in terms of the range of current and future physicians who will be surveyed. Questionnaires will be sent to all practising family doctors and other specialist physicians and surgeons in the country, as well as second-year medical residents and all medical students. In total, more than 73,000 questionnaires will be distributed starting in January of 2007.
The NPS 2007 will provide an in-depth look at how physicians are currently working collaboratively and the impediments they face in providing care to their patients. The results will also provide a glimpse into the future of medicine in
The NPS also maintains a website at nationalphysiciansurvey.ca, where the 2004 results can be accessed today and where the 2007 results will eventually be posted. The NPS has been made possible through the financial contributions of the Canadian Medical Association, The College of Family Physicians of Canada, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information.