title: Elimination of 24-hour continuous medical resident duty in Quebec.
abstract: In 2012 Quebec limited continuous in-hospital duty to 16 consecutive hours for all residents regardless of postgraduate (PGY) level. The new restrictions in Quebec appeared to have a profound, negative effect on the quality of life of surgical residents at McGill University and a perceived detrimental effect on the delivery of surgical education and patient care. Here we discuss the results of a nationwide survey that we created and distributed to general surgery residents across Canada to capture and compare their perceptions of the changes to duty hour restrictions.
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Fadi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hamadani
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deckelbaum
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauvé
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Sinziana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dumitra
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Najma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Latulippe
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Fady
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balaa
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: From the Dividion of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Que. (Hamadani, Deckelbaum, Shaheen, Latulippe, Fata); the Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Latulippe); the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Balaa); and the Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS (Walsh).
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011792:Quebec; D013997:Time Factors; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult