Role of the Committee
To provide oversight and make recommendations on matters pertaining to socio-economic well-being of fee-for-service and non-fee-for-services physicians of Saskatchewan.

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Committee Structure
The Economics Committee is appointed by the SMA Board of Directors and will consist of:

• the chairperson, and
• up to nine members
  • members shall be chosen to represent a balance of economic expertise and perspective, including representation of physicians working under alternate payment plans.

None of the appointees shall act as Section representatives to the Intersectional Council.

None of the members shall be members of the Tariff Committee.

The Committee may invite for liaison purposes:

• Section representatives and/or individual physicians,
• members of other SMA committees

Chair
Dr. Shane Sheppard 

Members
Dr. Carla Krochak 
Dr. Geeta Achyuthan
Dr. Rob Basi 
Dr. Rick Gore-Hickman
Dr. Michael Stoll 
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant

SMA Staff
Mark Ceaser, Director, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research
Viktoriia Didkovska, Senior Compensation Analyst, Economics
Omid Ghaderi, Senior Analyst
Ed Hobdy, Administrative Director
Darcie Kzyzyk, Coordinator, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research
Marcel Nobert, Executive Director, Strategic & Corporate Services
Meric Osman, Research & Data Team Lead
Gina Robertson, Administrative Coordinator, Economics

Role of the Committee
The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee will provide leadership, guidance and support to the SMA Board of Directors in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion with the ongoing aim of dismantling biases and discrimination experienced by the medical profession and to model an inclusive profession built on respect for one another.

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Chair
Dr. Carla Holinaty

Members
Dr. Rachana Bodani
Dr. Annette Epp (SMA Board member)
Dr. Naeem Parvez
Dr. Rabia Shahid
Dr. Isaac Sobol
Vacant (RDos)
Zoher Rafid-Hamed (SMSS)

SMA Staff
Dr. Tracy Danylyshen-Laycock, Director, Physician Wellbeing & Support Programs
Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, Physician Advocate, EDI
Reché McKeague, K.C., SMA General Counsel
Karen Shaw, Coordinator, Physician Wellbeing and Support Programs

Role of the Committee
To provide oversight and make recommendations on financial matters to the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) Board of Directors and the Representative Assembly (RA).

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Chair
Dr. Lenny Pillay

Honorary Treasurer (Treasurer of the Board – replaced after every Spring RA)
Dr. Carla Holinaty 

Members
Dr. Garson Chan 
Dr. Lilanie Cooper 
Dr. Andrey Vizhul 

SMA Staff
Bonnie Brossart, CEO
Ed Hobday, Administrative Director
Marcel Nobert, Executive Director, Strategic & Corporate Services
Carrie Gullason, Accounting Team Lead

Role of the Committee
The purpose of the Intersectional Council is to:

• Act as a sounding board to the Economics Committee with respect to the allocation of monies in the Payment Schedule.
• Act as a resource to the Tariff Committee with respect to addition, deletion or amendment of items in the Payment Schedule.
• Provide a forum where Sections can exchange views and air their economic concerns.

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Committee Structure

• Chairperson who is the Chair of the Economics Committee
• Section representatives elected annually by, and from, Sections of the profession and appointed by the Board of Directors.  The Section of General Practice is entitled to elect four representatives.  All other Sections are each entitled to elect one representative.

Chair
Dr. Shane Sheppard (Chair of the Economics Committee)

Members
Dr. Steven Angel (Pathology)
Dr. Haley Block (Neurology)
Dr. Duane Bulat (Pediatrics)
Dr. Geethan Chandran (Plastic Surgery)
Dr. Sarah Miller (General Surgery)
Dr. Varun Bathini (Urology)
Dr. Cliff Bell (Radiology)
Dr. Irina Oroz (Dermatology)
Dr. Russell Murphy (Otolaryngology)
Dr. Peter Thiel (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Dr. Perry Jacobson (Anaesthesia)
Dr. Patrick Duffy (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Akram Zwai (Neurosurgery)
Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz (Family Medicine)
Dr. David Ledding (Family Medicine)
Dr. Tamara Hinz (Psychiatry)
Dr. Ahmad Moustapha (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Dr. Puneet Kapur (Emergency Medicine)
Dr. Mohammad Khan (Public Health)
Dr. Erik Pausjenssen (Cardiology)
Dr. Mike Wandzura (Ophthalmology)
Dr. Brad Selk (Physical Medicine)
Dr. Jess Melle (Family Medicine)
Dr. Elliot Pally (Orthopedics)
Dr. Ettiene Crouse (Family Medicine)

SMA Staff
Bonnie Brossart, CEO
Ed Hobday, Administrative Director
Marcel Nobert, Executive Director, Strategic & Corporate Services
Mark Ceaser, Director, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research
Viktoriia Didkovska, Senior Compensation Analyst, Economics
Omid Ghaderi, Senior Analyst, Economics
Meric Osman, Research & Data Team Lead, Economics
Darcie Kzyzyk, Coordinator, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research
Gina Robertson, Administrative Coordinator, Economics

Role of the Committee
To provide oversight and make recommendations on local, provincial and national healthcare related legislation and policy.

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Committee Structure

• The Chair appointed by the SMA Board of Directors,
• Up to five other active members appointed by the Board,
• A medical student member and a resident member, and
• The SMA’s legal advisor, ex-officio.

Chair
Dr. George Carson

Members
Dr. Cecil Hammond
Dr. Susan Hayton 
Dr. Jay Kalra 
Dr. Alphonsus Rajakumar 
Dr. Kyle MacDonald 

Medical Student Learner
Sergey Kens 

SMA Legal Counsel (ex-officio)
Reché McKeague, K.C., SMA General Counsel

Support Staff
Bonnie Brossart, CEO
Wendy Boucher, Executive Assistant to the Executive Office

Role of the Committee
To prepare for, lead and conclude the SMA negotiation process, on behalf of the SMA Board of Directors, for the Medical Compensation Review Committee (MCRC) – pursuant to section 48.1 of the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act (MCIA).

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Committee Structure
The SMA Board of Directors can appoint up to six (6) members to the SMA Negotiating Committee.

• Chair
• Up to five (5) members

Chair and members may consist of any combination of physicians, SMA staff and/or external advisors.

Chair
Dr. Shane Sheppard 

Members
Dr. Brady Bouchard 
Dr. Anita Harding
Dr. Sarah Williams

SMA Staff
Marcel Nobert, Executive Director, Strategic & Corporate Services
Mark Ceaser, Director, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research
Darcie Kzyzyk, Coordinator, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research

Role of the Committee
The role of the Nomination and Appointments Committee is to facilitate, through open and transparent election and appointment processes, effective current and future organizational leadership and a high-quality Board of Directors and Committee membership with appropriate knowledge and skills and balanced, diverse representation.

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Committee Structure

• Three members elected by and from the Representative Assembly, who are not current members of the Board
• Two Ordinary members appointed by the Board, who are not current members of the Board or the RA
• The immediate Past President (ex-officio), who shall serve as a non-voting Chair

Chair
Dr. Annette Epp

Ordinary Members
Dr. Archie Robertson
Dr. Siva Karunakaran

Members Elected by and from the RA
Dr. Eben Strydom (since 2024, filling a vacancy until next election)
Dr. Naeem Parvez
Vacant

SMA Staff
Bonnie Brossart, CEO
Courtney Ramsay, Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors

Role of the Committee
The Payment Schedule Review Committee is effectively a joint committee with the Medical Services Branch established by regulations under The Medical Care Insurance Act. The provisions below apply to the SMA appointees to the Committee.

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Committee Structure
The regulations provide that the Board of Directors may name up to five members to the Committee, one of whom is to be named chairman of the SMA nominees.

• Chair of Economics Committee
• Chair of Tariff Committee
• SMA Vice President
• Member(s) of the SMA staff, and
• Such others as the Board may determine

Chair
Dr. Shane Sheppard 

Executive Director of the Medical Services Branch (Co-Chair)
Kim Statler

Chair of the Tariff Committee
Dr. Shayne Burwell 

SMA Vice President

Dr. Pamela Arnold

SMA Staff
Bonnie, Brossart, CEO
Mark Ceasar, Director, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research
Gina Robertson, Administrative Coordinator, Economics

Medical Services Branch Staff
David Guerrero, Director, Policy, Governance & Audit

Role of the Committee
To provide oversight and make recommendations on policies and activities that support physician health and wellbeing. To provide referral, assessment and therapeutic interventions to physicians, physicians in training and their family members.

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Committee Structure

• 1 Chair
• Plus 10 Members
• Plus 1 SMS
• Plus 2 PAIRS

Chair
Dr. Huma Aftab

Members
Dr. Larissa Kiesman 
Dr. Wendy Gore-Hickman 
Dr. Alana Holt 
Dr. Mansfield Mela 
Dr. Andriyka Papish 
Dr. Gordon Udoh 
Dr. Melissa Holowaty 
Dr. Camelia Adams 
Anne-Sophie Fortier, PGY2 Family Medicine
Wilson Li, SMSS Representative
Jennifer Uhryn, Resident Resource Coordinator
Edith Conacher, Student Affairs Coordinator

SMA Staff
Dr. Tracy Danylyshen-Laycock, Director, Physician Wellbeing & Support Programs
Jessica Richardson, Team Lead, Physician Health Program
Mitchell Berg, Clinical Coordinator, Physician Health Program
Karen Shaw, Coordinator, Physician Wellbeing & Support Programs

Role of the Committee
The committee shall:

1. Review and amend resolutions submitted by members of the Representative Assembly (to ensure proper format is followed and content is appropriate for consideration).
2. Encourage members, committees, sections and RMAs to submit resolutions for consideration of the Representative Assembly.
3. Ensure that proper format of resolutions are followed.
4. Encourage, review and coordinate SMA resolutions submitted to CMA General Council (e) regularly review effectiveness of resolutions process

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Committee Structure

• Three members appointed by the Board
• Each member must be a member of the Representative Assembly
• The Chair will be selected by the members of the Committee

Chair
Dr. Geethan Chandran

Members
Dr. Sanchit Basin
Dr. Christine Ryan

SMA Staff
Reché McKeague, K.C., SMA General Counsel
Wendy Boucher, Executive Assistant

Reché McKeague, K.C., SMA General Counsel
Wendy Boucher, Executive Assistant

Role of the Committee
To provide oversight and make recommendations on recruitment and retention of rural and regional physicians to the Saskatchewan Medical Association and Ministry of Health.

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Committee Structure

• One chairperson (1) appointed by the Board of Directors
• Up to two (2) Family Medicine Department representatives appointed by the Dean, College of Medicine
• Up to seven (7) other members appointed by the Board of Directors, whereby five (5) represent rural family physicians and two (2) represent regional family physicians
• One (1) resident representative appointed by the Resident Doctors of Saskatchewan (RDos)
• Up to two (2) Saskatchewan Health representatives appointed by the Minister of Health or their designate
• One (1) representative from saskdocs
• One (1) representative from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA)
• One (1) student representative appointed by the Student Medical Society of Saskatchewan (SMSS)

Chair
Dr. Sean Groves

Members

Rural
Dr. Ebenezer Adediji
Dr. Diana Austin
Dr. Erin Beresh 
Dr. Reid McGonigle
Dr. Aimee Seguin 

Regional
Dr. Lisa de Gooijer 
Dr. Jakobus Steenkamp

RDos
Dr. Alaa Baiou 

Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
Natalie Good

saskdocs
Lisa Peters 

SHA
Christa Garret
Alexis Robb 

SMSS
Ally Clarke, Sr. Rep. 
Maia Naylor, J. Rep.

SMA Staff
Cindy Anderson, Director, Membership, Insurance & Programs
Cosette Marriot, Team Lead, Recruitment & Retention
Nudba Ismaeel, Coordinator, Rural Relief

Role of the Committee
The EMR Co-Management Committee is responsible to the SMA Board of Directors and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health (Principals).

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Committee Structure

• Five physicians (SMA representatives)
• CEO, eHealth Saskatchewan
• Executive Director, Medical Services Branch, Ministry of Health
• Executive Director, Primary Health Services Branch, Ministry of Health
• Physician Executive, Integrated Rural Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority
• Vice-President, Integrated Urban Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority
• Executive Director, Informatics, Saskatchewan Health Authority
• CEO, Saskatchewan Medical Association

Chair
Dr. Christo Lotz

SMA Members
Dr. Jason Hosain
Dr. Shane Wunder
Dr. Jennifer Brown
Dr. Sean Groves

CEO, eHealth Saskatchewan
Vacant

Executive Director, Medical Services Branch, Ministry of Health
Vacant

Executive Director, Primary Health Services Branch, Ministry of Health
Vacant

Physician Executive, Integrated Rural Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Vacant

Executive Director, Informatics, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Vacant

SMA Staff
Bonnie Brossart, CEO
Ian Barrett, Manager, Health Information Management & Clinical Informatics
Mark Ceaser, Director, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research
Erin Kulcsar, EMR Team Lead
Darcie Kzyzyk, Coordinator, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research

Chair
Dr. George Carson

Members
Dr. Shane Sheppard
Dr. Robert Steffen
Kim Statler, Co-Chair (Ministry of Health)
Dave Morhart (Ministry of Health)
Kinda Kealy (Ministry of Health)
Steve Chard (SHA)
Jackie McKee (SHA)
Dr. Dorothy Thomas (SHA)

SMA Staff
Ed Hobday, Administrative Director
Mark Ceaser, Director, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research

Role of the Committee
To provide oversight and make appropriate recommendations regarding policy issues and funding matters in regard to the recruitment and retention of specialty physicians in Saskatchewan to the SMA Board of Directors and the Minister of Health.

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• One chairperson (1) appointed by the Board of Directors
• One (1) representative appointed by the Dean, College of Medicine
• Up to six (6) other members appointed by the Board of Directors
• One (1) resident representative appointed by the Resident Doctors of Saskatchewan (RDos)
• Up to two (2) Saskatchewan Health representatives appointed by the Minister of Health or their designate
• One (1) representative from saskdocs
• Up to three (3) representatives from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA)
• One (1) student representative appointed by the Student Medical Society of Saskatchewan (SMSS)

Chair
Dr. Trustin Domes

Members

College of Medicine
Dr. Anurag Saxena

Physicians
Dr. Andrea Fong 
Dr. Greg Kraushaar 
Dr. Ruth O’Carroll 
Dr. David Reid 
Dr. Roona Sinha 
Dr. Tin-Wing Yen 

RDos
Dr. Alaa Baiou 

Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
Natalie Good 
Alexis Robb 

saskdocs
Lisa Peters

Saskatchewan Health Authority
Jennifer Grunert 
Richelle Jones

SMSS
Ally Clarke, Sr. Rep.
Maia Naylor, Jr. Rep.

SMA Staff
Cindy Anderson, Director, Membership, Insurance & Programs

Role of the Committee
To provide oversight and make recommendations on Payment Schedule items.

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Committee Structure
The Tariff Committee is appointed by the SMA Board on the nomination of the Economics Committee and will consist of:

• the chairperson, and
• up to five members
  • suggested membership may include representation from Internal Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, and Family Practice

None of the appointees shall act as Section representatives to the Intersectional Council.

None of the appointees shall be members of the Economics Committee.

The Committee may invite for liaison purposes:

• Section representatives and/or individual physicians,
• a medical consultant from the Ministry of Health’s Medical Services Branch, and
• members of the Payment Schedule Review Committee and the Economics Committee

Chair
Dr. Shayne Burwell 

Members
Dr. Anil Bedi 
Dr. Dalibor Slavik
Dr. Stan Oleksinski 
Dr. Victoria Tian 
Dr. Nwakuru Osigbe

Committee Liaisons (only Tariff information and agendas)

Dr. Mark Cameron
Dr. Peter Gorman
David Guerrero
Sarah Mitten

SMA Staff
Mark Ceaser, Director, Economics, Clinical Informatics & Research
Viktoriia Didkovska, Senior Compensation Analyst, Economics
Omid Ghaderi, Senior Analyst, Economics
Meric Osman, Research & Data Team Lead, Economics
Gina Robertson, Administrative Coordinator, Economics