Uncategorized Awarding honorary lifetime CMA membership to Dr. Dryer in PEI 29 Jun 2014 It was my great pleasure to confer honorary lifetime CMA membership on Dr. Dagny Elizabeth Dryer at the Medical Society of PEI Annual Meeting. In 1981, Dr. Dryer was appointed…
Uncategorized Canada ranks next to last in Commonwealth Fund’s ranking of health care systems (click to be taken to link) 26 Jun 2014 Canada ranks next to last in Commonwealth Fund's ranking of health care systems (click to be taken to link)Canadians: Having a health care system that is better than only the…
Uncategorized Addressing the Royal Canadian Legion’s 45th Dominion Convention in Edmonton on seniors care 18 Jun 201418 Jun 2014
Uncategorized Canada’s health care system is woefully unprepared for an aging society (click here) 17 Jun 2014 Canada's health care system is woefully unprepared for an aging society (click here)A national seniors strategy is urgently needed to properly address the health care needs of Canada's aging population.
Uncategorized Wait Times in Saskatchewan (click then scroll to page 10) 13 Jun 2014 Wait Times in Saskatchewan (click then scroll to page 10)How patient engagement and a commitment to measuring and reporting is reducing wait times (and improving the wait time experience) for…
Uncategorized With the American Medical Association’s new (and first Chinese-American) President – Dr. Robert Wah 10 Jun 201410 Jun 2014 Dr. Robert Wah is the 169th American Medical Association President. This picture was taken at the reception following his inauguration in Chicago on June 10, 2014.
Uncategorized Assessing the 2004 Health Accord: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (click here, then scroll to Page 40) 9 Jun 20149 Jun 2014 Assessing the 2004 Health Accord: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (click here) Owen Adams and I reflect on the legacy of health accords and what is needed going…
Uncategorized Transcript from my Nov 2013 appearance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health’s Hearings on Prescription Drug Abuse in Canada (click here) 7 Jun 2014 Transcript from my Nov 2013 appearance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health's Hearings on Prescription Drug Abuse in Canada (click here)The CMA is steadfast in its resolve…
Uncategorized Meeting with Justin Trudeau on the need for a national seniors strategy 4 Jun 2014 CMA President-elect Dr. Chris Simpson and Liberal Party of Canada Leader Justin Trudeau.
Uncategorized Globe and Mail’s Carly Weeks reports on Wait Time Alliance 2014 Report Card (click to go to story) 4 Jun 2014 Globe and Mail's Carly Weeks reports on Wait Time Alliance 2014 Report Card (click to go to story)The Globe and Mail's Carly weeks reports on the WTA's 2014 report card…
