Physicians around Saskatchewan are demonstrating their confidence in the safety of the COVID-19 pediatric vaccine in the most powerful way – by vaccinating their own children and sharing their reasons why.
While the COVID-19 pandemic is a terrible storm, it has also revealed the inherent good in people, Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) president Dr. Eben Strydom told delegates to the 2021 Fall Representative Assembly (RA).
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) recognized outstanding achievement in leading Saskatchewan’s medical community by presenting three leadership awards during its virtual 2021 Fall Representative Assembly.
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) has recognized three physicians and a medical student who have inspired their colleagues with their achievements and their outstanding leadership during the pandemic.
The president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is renewing his call for mandatory gathering limits in the wake of the news that Saskatchewan has been transferring patients to Ontario.
Saskatchewan’s physicians are committed to advancing reconciliation, better understanding the root causes of health disparities among Indigenous patients, and addressing racism within the medical profession and the health system.
Saskatchewan Medical Association president Dr. Eben Strydom expressed gratitude today to organizations that are taking steps on their own to blunt the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) and the Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians (SCFP) urge school divisions to reinstate public health measures – including mandatory masking - as children return to classes next month.
With the province experiencing a continued uptick of COVID-19 cases, the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is adding its voice to a growing chorus of voices calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all health-care workers.
Saskatchewan’s doctors are asking the provincial government to fund 24-hour-a-day access to safe consumption sites in Saskatchewan. “Physicians have seen overdose rates skyrocket in the last couple of years, and we’ve seen an enormous number of overdose deaths that we weren’t seeing before,” said Dr. Carla Holinaty, a Saskatoon family physician.
