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Health Personnel Trends in Canada, 1995 to 2004

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Pages: 307 Date published: July 6, 2006 ISBN 978-1-55392-878-2 (PDF) Table of Contents Information at a Glance

This publication contains data on 23 selected health personnel groups. Health professions currently included are: Audiologists (new this year), chiropractors, dental hygienists, dentists, dietitians, health information management professionals (formerly known as health records professionals), licensed practical nurses (Source: LPNDB at CIHI), medical laboratory technologists, medical radiation technologists, medical physicists, midwives, nurse practitioners (new this year), occupational therapists, optometrists, pharmacists, physicians (Source: SMDB at CIHI), physiotherapists, psychologists, registered nurses (Source: RNDB at CIHI), registered psychiatric nurses (Source: RPNDB at CIHI), respiratory therapists, speech-language pathologists (new this year) and social workers. For each health personnel group, the standard data tables display 10-years of data by province/territory. Depending on the availability of data, counts of health personnel may reflect:

• registered
• registered, active; or
• registered, active-employed

Health Personnel Trends in Canada, 1995 to 2004 is a reference document produced by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) to assist health services planning and research. By providing time-specific personnel information for a number of health occupations, this publication may be used by governments, academics, professional health organizations, and researchers to better understand Canadian health system employment trends.

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• Chapter 1: Acknowledgments 46 KB
• Chapter 2: Appendices 390 KB
• Chapter 3: Audiologists 151 KB
• Chapter 4: Chiropractors 126 KB
• Chapter 5: Dental Hygienists 144 KB
• Chapter 6: Dentists 150 KB
• Chapter 7: Dietitians 119 KB
• Chapter 8: Health Human Resources Information 209 KB
• Chapter 9: Health Information Management Professionals 163 KB
• Chapter 10: Health Personnel in Canada 178 KB
• Chapter 11: Introduction 72 KB
• Chapter 12: Licensed Practical Nurses 143 KB
• Chapter 13: Medical Laboratory Technologists 118 KB
• Chapter 14: Medical Physicists 119 KB
• Chapter 15: Medical Radiation Technologists 150 KB
• Chapter 16: Methodological Notes 159 KB
• Chapter 17: Midwives 132 KB
• Chapter 18: Note to the Reader 62 KB
• Chapter 19: Nurse Practitioners 131 KB
• Chapter 20: Occupational Therapists 148 KB
• Chapter 21: Optometrists 124 KB
• Chapter 22: Pharmacists 121 KB
• Chapter 23: Physicians 212 KB
• Chapter 24: Physiotherapists 139 KB
• Chapter 25: Psychologists 131 KB
• Chapter 26: Registered Nurses 144 KB
• Chapter 27: Registered Psychiatric Nurses 149 KB
• Chapter 28: Respiratory Therapists 120 KB
• Chapter 29: Social Workers 136 KB
• Chapter 30: Speech Language Pathologists 137 KB

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