President's Letters President's Letters 2021-24 Dec. 10, 2024: Ministry of Health's external review of physician workplace culture in Regina Oct. 31, 2024: Fall 2024 RA hears reports on SMA-CPSS Racism in Medicine survey of physicians, SMA engagement of SIPPA physicians Oct. 22, 2024: SMA op-ed on priorities for government; letters from political parties Aug. 29, 2024 - Payment system issues; Innovation Fund officially launches July 30, 2024 - Recruitment and retention a major concern during tour of province May 23, 2024 - President and Vice-President’s Tour; Implementation of new Agreement May 8, 2024 - Farewell letter; 2022-2026 Agreement implementation; Interim Practitioner Staff Bylaws; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Feb. 13, 2024 - Information on ratified MCRC contract; concerns with harm reduction policy changes; MSA and RA elections process Feb. 5, 2024 - Sask. physicians ratify agreement with provincial government Jan. 17, 2024 - SMA reaches tentative agreement with Ministry of Health Dec. 21, 2023 - Negotiations update; Happy Holidays! Dec. 14, 2023 - SMA committed to inclusion Nov. 8, 2023 - Statement on racism in medicine Nov. 7, 2023 - Family medicine update; MCRC negotiations and member engagement continues Oct. 26, 2023 - MCRC Update Oct. 12, 2023 - Meeting with Minister Hindley; final stops on the President and Vice-President’s Tour Sept. 28, 2023 - EDI Conference reflections; SMA observes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 21, 2023 - MCRC negotiations; Board of Directors meeting highlights; President and Vice-President’s Tour Sept. 7, 2023 - Meeting with new Minister of Health Aug. 31, 2023 - SMA advocacy will continue with new health ministers Aug. 3, 2023 - MCRC negotiations are commencing July 12, 2023 - Your voice matters - thanks for the feedback! June 26, 2023 - Your voice matters - input into negotiations June 22, 2023 - Expansion of scope for some health care providers; President and Vice-President’s Tour; MCRC update May 25, 2023 - Proposal for interim payment model for family physicians; MCRC negotiations; President and Vice-President’s Tour May 1, 2023 - My final letter to you: Updates on new payment model and President and Vice-President's Tour April 6, 2023 - SMA working on funding supports to retain family physicians March 23, 2023 - Provincial budget disappoints with lack of meaningful investment in primary care transformation March 2, 2023 - Public campaign builds on SMA’s advocacy for change in family medicine February 8, 2023 - Federal funding announcement; expansion of scope of practice of health professionals December 21, 2022 - Best wishes for the holiday season November 2, 2022 - SMA advocates for measures to stabilize primary care October 24, 2022 - Primary care reform to take centre stage at RA August 11, 2022 - Engaging with members and 2022 President and Vice-President's Tour Schedule July 28, 2022 - SMA maintains support for strong, publicly funded health care system June 13, 2022 - SHA’s Reappointment Process: What you need to know and what we need from you April 26, 2022 - Results of 2022 member check in survey, farewell March 23, 2022 - Update on the Special Committee on SMA Governance; increases to PPE benefit; SMA survey of physicians; virtual 2022 Spring RA and AGM Feb. 22, 2022: Closure of SHA Assessment and Treatment Centres; removal of public health orders; SMA survey January 7, 2022 - Issues related to Omicron variant 2021 President's Letters
