Better late than never

The CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) has started its first blog as an 'experiment' into what this medium can bring to the medical community. It is hosted by Dr. James Maskalyk, a former CMAJ editorial fellow now working with Médecins Sans Frontières in Bolivia.

They confess that Dr. Maskalyk is a pretty safe author to start the experiment with because of his proven journalistic skills; however, they leave the door open for possibly letting some less-qualified individuals host sites.

I hope that there is some interest in this idea from other Canadian members of the medical community, because most of the medical blogs that presently exist are American (some of my links on the right and the links therein). Although the issues discussed on these websites are often very relevant to our situation here in Canada, our healthcare system is notably different and could benefit from some more specific commentary and discourse.