After almost 50 years, Ed Hobday is still stickhandling his way through contracts and negotiations, and battling in the corners for Saskatchewan’s physicians. Hobday’s career with the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) reaches a milestone in August when he receives the CMA Owen Adams Award of Honour, the highest award the Canadian Medical Association bestows on an individual who is not a member of the medical profession.

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) applauds the provincial government’s 2019 budget for recognizing the dire need for more spending on mental health initiatives. The SMA has been advocating for years for mental health spending in the province to align more closely with national standards, which is seven per cent of total health spending.

The CEO of Alberta’s 10-year-old health organization came to Saskatchewan to extend a hand to physicians here who are just starting to understand and work with the new Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).

Physicians from across the province gathered to discuss physician wellness, the Saskatchewan Medical Association’s Strategic Plan and a new governance system for the future during the SMA’s biannual Representative Assembly (RA) on May 4-5 in Regina.

The Saskatchewan Medical Association’s new Strategic Plan had been approved by delegates attending the 2018 Spring Representative Assembly.

Dr. Siva Karunakaran, a nephrologist from Regina, was elected president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) on Friday at the 2018 Spring Representative Assembly (RA).