title: General surgery in the year 2000: looking to the future.
abstract: The goal of the 1997 Canadian Association of General Surgeons presidential address was to predict the future for general surgery in Canada in an optimistic fashion. However, on the basis of its current status, the vision for general surgery also includes the reality of the problems that the specialty will face. General surgeons must become advocates so as to help resolve these problems for the community and for their patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Que.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Monaghan
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends; D002170:Canada; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D013502:General Surgery / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000639:trends; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013038:Specialization; D000078329:Workforce