Longtime pediatrician Dr. Biswa Datta of Regina is the recipient of the Saskatchewan Medical Association’s (SMA) 2020 Physician of the Year Award. The award was presented as part of the SMA’s virtual 2020 Fall Representative Assembly (RA) on Friday, Oct. 30. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fall RA was held via video conferencing rather than in-person, as is the tradition.

By Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in rural health care that the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) believes need to be addressed by the next provincial government following the Oct. 26 election. Physicians recognize the pandemic is unprecedented in its scale and its scope, but now is not the time to shy away from new ideas and strategies.

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) has unfurled banners across two major Saskatoon streets and bought billboard ad space to remind the public of the benefits of wearing a mask this fall when physical distancing is not possible to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Today, Health Minister Jim Reiter and Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) President Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz were pleased to announce that Saskatchewan physicians have ratified a new five-year contract. More than 90 per cent of physicians who cast ballots, voted in favour of the agreement.

Yesterday, Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) leaders met with the province’s Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, and with senior officials from the Ministries of Health and Education to discuss elements of the province’s Safe Schools Plan.

The first virtual representative assembly (RA) presented by the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) elected Regina family physician Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz as president.

Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz, a family physician from Regina, was elected president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) on Thursday, June 18, during the first virtual 2020 Spring Representative Assembly (RA).

Saskatchewan physicians are saying thank you to residents of the province for helping to flatten the curve on COVID-19 with a gratitude ad campaign that kicks off May 4.

Virtual care – the ability to talk to your doctor via phone or video - has changed the way physicians practise medicine, but one thing remains the same.

Saskatchewan’s family physicians have a simple message for residents of the province: Stay home and save lives.