Physicians calling out racial injustice in health care and advocating for change must also work toward reconciliation with the people who they feel are causing the problems, according to Canadian Medical Association incoming president Dr. Alika Lafontaine.
The Saskatchewan Medical Association’s 2022 Spring Representative Assembly and Annual General Meeting were held virtually on May 6, 2022. The following are video links to the meetings:
There will be a special meeting of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) general membership to be held on Wednesday, June 15, at 6 p.m.
There will be a special meeting of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) general membership to be held on Wednesday, June 15, at 6 p.m.
Newly elected Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) president Dr. John Gjevre hopes during his one-year term to recognize the resilience of physicians and health care workers who have worked through more than two years of the pandemic.
Dr. Alika Lafontaine, incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), will be presenting a session to Saskatchewan physicians titled Hostility in Healthcare: Racism, Working Environments and Culture Change.
Family Doctor Day on Thursday, May 19, is an opportunity to recognize the work of Saskatchewan’s family physicians. Family physicians work in clinics, hospitals, long-term care homes, and other settings providing primary care to their patients.
Leadership of the Saskatchewan Medical Association’s (SMA) Physician Support Programs (PSP) is undergoing a change. Brenda Senger, longtime Director of PSP, is retiring and focusing on succession planning. As a result, the SMA is recruiting a new Director, Physician Wellness & Support Programs.
A new multi-year provincial mentorship program will support the professional development needs of all new physicians in Saskatchewan who are in their first five years of practice.
Dr. John Gjevre, a respirologist from Saskatoon, was elected president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) on Friday, May 6, during the 2022 Spring Representative Assembly (RA), which was held virtually.
