Findings from the NPS provide a picture of the current situation of medicine in Canada and an important glimpse into the future. Leaders in the profession, researchers and administrators have recognized the value of the NPS results and have used these findings to undertake additional planning, research and analysis activities.

Below are links to a number of important reports and documents based on the NPS results.

Complete Reference List

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May, 2008	MDPulse 2008 Fast Facts: Medicine as a career choice
April, 2008	NPS 2007 Medical Student and Resident    Backgrounder
March, 2008	Fast Facts: Same-day care for patients with    urgent problems NPS 2007 Regional Backgrounder Appendix to the Regional Backgrounder
February, 2008	Fast Facts: Access to cancer care services
January, 2008	NPS 2007 Backgrounder
January, 2008	NPS 2007 Methodology and Generalizability of Results
October, 2007	What family physicians find rewarding
September, 2007	Mental health care: What is the perceived patient need and how are physicians responding?
May, 2007	What influences family doctors to practise in the Territories?
April, 2007	Call responsibilities vary
March, 2007	Care outside usual office hours
February, 2007	Accessibility of drugs and use of warning systems
January, 2007	Professional Satisfaction Among Canadian Physicians: A Retrospective Look at Survey Results Legal and medicolegal consultations: Fast Fact from NPS 2004 National MD survey coming your way
December, 2006	Family physicians rate patients' access to care - trends over time: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
November, 2006	Understanding Physician Satisfaction at Work: Results from the 2004 National Physician Survey Where you practice affects what you do: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
October, 2006	Web-based tools: Use of medical databases, clinical practice guidelines, and on-line journals: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
September, 2006	Addiction medicine services: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
August, 2006	Availability of CME and CPD: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
July, 2006	International medical graduates : Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
June, 2006	Whom might you see if afflicted with a sports injury?: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
May, 2006	Residents' practice paterns: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
April, 2006	Who is providing palliative care? Care now and in the future: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
March, 2006	Pediatric care: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
February, 2006	Procedures performed: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
January, 2006	Use of technology: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004 Pulse on Access to Health Services for Patients Rating of access to services for patients Access to services National Physician Survey 2004: Remuneration modes and Remuneration Preferences Method of remuneration by province of practice: Fee-for-service versus blended payment Preferred method of income by province of practice: Fee-for service versus blended payment
November, 2005	Practice location : Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
October, 2005	Influences on career selection: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004
August, 2005	Access to family physicians: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004 Family Physicians Accepting New Patients: Comparison of 2001 Janus Survey and 2004 National Physician Survey Results
July, 2005	Where family physicians work The pulse on Information Technology Access to health Information Technology in main Patient Care Setting Physicians who use health Information Technology when it is available to them
June, 2005	Clinical Services: Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004 2004 National Physician Survey Response Rates and Comparability of Physician Demographic Distributions with those of the Physician Population
2May, 2005	Robust description of family practice: A look at the 2004 National Physicians Survey Family Physicians Weekly Work Hours:Janus Snapshot from NPS 2004 New data reflect multiculturism's impact on medicine
April, 2005	The pulse on Career Choices Factors leading to current career choices Most important factor leading to current career Reasons for Selecting current location of practice by sex How are we doing? Reported IT use in the 2004 NPS
March, 2005	Family Physicians Weekly Work Hours:Snapshot from the 2001 National Family Physician Workforce Survey MDPulse - The National Physician Survey and the future of medicine in Canada
April, 2004	OPED: Hey! Here's one survey not to be ignored
March, 2004	Canada's top doctor groups launch super survey: Joint effort designed to affect government policy Counting on one another - Canadian Family Physician