News release: SMA presents Physician, Resident and Student Leader of the Year awards for 2021
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.
News release: SMA honours Physician of the Year, leadership award recipients during 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.
News release: SMA president renews call for gathering limits in wake of patient transfers to Ontario
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.
SMA to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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.
News release: SMA expresses gratitude to organizations for helping blunt fourth wave of pandemic
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.
News release: Physicians urge school divisions to mandate masking, practise public health measures
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.
News release: SMA calls for mandatory vaccinations of all health-care workers
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 doctors advocate for provincial funding for safe consumption sites
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.
Sask. physicians filling need to improve care for trans patients
Transgender patients are driving change within Saskatchewan’s medical community, according to a Saskatoon family physician who specializes in trans care. “When you see a need in your patients or in the community, you work toward filling that need,” said Dr. Leane Pask, who practices at the Saskatoon Community Clinic.
2021 Spring Representative Assembly delegates elect SMA executive, board
Melfort family physician Dr. Eben Strydon was elected president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) during a virtual meeting of the 2021 Spring Representative Assembly (RA) on May 7, 2021.