‘You are going to do great things’: Innovation Fund project leaders gather for kick-off event
The $10-million Innovation Fund negotiated by the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) and the provincial government has “real power,” about 150 attendees heard during a two-day Innovation Fund kick-off event in March.
Medical associations call for scrapping capital gains inclusion rate increase
The presidents of national, provincial and territorial medical associations are once again calling on the federal government to waive the unapproved increase in the capital gains inclusion rate for medical professional corporations.
Medical claims issues, MCRC ratification highlight SMA president’s report to 2024 Fall RA
Problems with medical claims payments are having a significant impact on Saskatchewan’s physicians, Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) president Dr. Andre Grober said during his address to the SMA’s 2024 Fall Representative Assembly (RA).
Longtime Regina family physician Dr. Nasim Alibhai honoured as SMA’s 2024 Physician of the Year
Dr. Nasim Alibhai has touched the lives of thousands of patients during her career in family medicine, which spans more than 40 years, including 37 in Regina. Dr. Alibhai is the recipient of the 2024 Saskatchewan Medical Association’s (SMA) Physician of the Year Award.
SMA presents 2024 leadership awards to physician, resident, and student
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) honoured outstanding leadership in the province’s medical community by presenting three awards during its 2024 Fall Representative Assembly. The SMA annually presents Physician, Resident and Student Leader of the Year awards at the Fall RA, which was held Oct. 25-25 in Regina.
Dr. Peter Butt recognized for contributions to Sask. medical community with SMA Service Award
Dr. Peter Butt’s extensive and impactful contributions to the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) and the medical community have been recognized with his selection for the 2024 SMA Service Award.
SMA op-ed: Targeted solutions needed to tackle health care needs
A family physician shortage has been simmering across Canada for years, and Saskatchewan has been particularly hard hit. About 200,000 people in the province – or one in six – don’t have a family physician. This shortage is only going to get worse as more family physicians retire and fewer medical graduates enter family medicine.
Ceremony apologizing for harms to Indigenous Peoples a powerful, emotional event for Sask. physician
The Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) ceremony apologizing for past and ongoing harms to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples was powerful, emotional, yet heartwarming, says Saskatchewan physician Dr. Annette Epp.
Ministry of Health news release: Government Establishes Innovation Fund for Saskatchewan Physicians
The Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) have partnered to establish an Innovation Fund supporting the development of family physician-led, team-based health care clinics in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Dr. Andre Grobler ‘honoured and privileged’ to be chosen SMA president at 2024 Spring RA
Dr. Andre Grobler was elected on Friday, May 10, during the 2024 Spring Representative Assembly (RA) in Regina. Dr. Grobler becomes the 58th president and succeeds Dr. Annette Epp, a Saskatoon gynecologist.