Key SMA committees seek physician members
Three key committee of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) have openings for physician members. Now is your chance to get involved in your SMA. The committee are:
Recordings of June 15 special meetings now available
The Saskatchewan Medical Association Board of Directors convened two special meetings on June 15, 2022. Please click on the meeting name for a video link to the meeting:
Incoming CMA president addresses racism in medicine, implores Sask. physicians to work toward change
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.
Recordings of 2022 Spring RA/AGM now available
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:
‘It makes us stronger’: Group guiding SMA’s efforts to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion committed to change in Sask. medical profession
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.
Two special meetings called by the Board of Directors for June 15, 2022
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.
New SMA president Dr. John Gjevre notes physician resilience, optimism during 2022 Spring RA
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.
News Release: Hostility in Healthcare: Racism, Working Environments and Culture Change
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.
News Release: Saskatchewan’s physicians mark Family Doctor Day, May 19, with call for support
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.
SMA recruiting new leadership for physician wellness and support programs
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.