SMA welcomes increase in health transfers
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) welcomes the new investments in health care announced yesterday. Additional resources are certainly a critical part of putting our health care system back on a solid footing.
Tracy Danylyshen-Laycock envisions interdisciplinary, team approach to supporting SK physicians
As Director of Continuing Care for the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Dr. Tracy Danylyshen-Laycock (PhD) saw the positive impact that a team approach – drawing on the expertise of psychiatrists, psychologists, care home aides, and nurses– had on long-term care residents.
CMA to politicians: time to invest and rebuild Canada’s health systems
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is eagerly anticipating a productive outcome of upcoming meetings between Canada’s finance ministers, and between the prime minister and premiers.
Working for physicians: SMA year in review
The year 2022 was busy and challenging for physicians and for staff of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA).
Medical students praise SMA initiative to provide healthy food options during hospital rotations
Medical students are praising a Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) program that provided them with healthy food options during their long hours spent during in-hospital rotations at distributed learning sites across the province.
SMA unveils new website
Welcome to the Saskatchewan Medical Association’s (SMA) new website.
News release: National, provincial, territorial medical organizations urge governments to collaborate to fix health system crisis
Health care is in crisis in every province and territory in Canada.
Fourth online learning session on EDI issues in medicine scheduled for Jan. 12, 2023
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA), in collaboration with the Division of Social Accountability, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, will offer a series of learning sessions this fall intended to deepen awareness of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) issues.
Reché McKeague, K.C., joins SMA as first in-house legal counsel
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) has hired Saskatoon lawyer Reché McKeague, K.C. as its first in-house legal counsel.
Fundamental change needed to sustain health care, delegates told at 2022 Fall Representative Assembly
Saskatchewan’s physicians understand fundamental changes in the health system are needed to sustain family medicine over the long term, Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) President Dr. John Gjevre told delegates to the SMA’s 2022 Fall Representative Assembly (RA).