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Dr. Chris Simpson

Vice-Dean (Clinical), School of Medicine and Medical Director, Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization (SEAMO). Professor of Medicine (Cardiology; Heart Rhythm Disorders). 2014-2015 President, Canadian Medical Association

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30 Dec 2019
Efforts to reform Canada's health care systems have been hampered in large part by federal-provincial squabbling. In our latest piece, we (the Queen's School of Policy Studies Health Policy Council)…
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A message from Dr. Chris Simpson on the KGH shooting

27 Nov 2018
A message from Dr. Chris Simpson on the KGH shooting
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On the sale of MD Financial Management – a new era for CMA

1 Jun 2018
To my physician, resident and medical school colleagues across Canada:   During my Canadian Medical Association presidency and while serving with the executive at the CMA, I believe we initiated…
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How Healthy is Canada’s Health Care System?

3 Oct 2017
How healthy is Canada's health care system? Designed in the 1960s, Canada's patchwork quilt of health systems is no longer properly configured to care for a country whose people are…
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Why is transformation of healthcare so hard?

13 Apr 2017
Our latest blog, from the Queen's School of Policy Studies, starts the conversation about the challenges and opportunities of healthcare transformation in Canada. To kick things off, we simply ask…
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Dr. Jane Philpott delivers the prestigious Sinclair Lecture at Queen’s

13 Mar 2017
It was a great privilege last Fall to introduce Canada's Health Minister, Dr. Jane Philpott, as she delivered the prestigious Sinclair Lecture. The lecture is now available for viewing on…
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The Power of Advocacy and Civic Professionalism

28 Feb 201728 Feb 2017
“Medicine is a social science and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale. Medicine as a social science, as the science of human beings, has the obligation…
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The biggest barrier to Canadian health care reform? Mythology.

18 Feb 2017
One of the best pieces of wisdom I've ever heard came from Dr. Jack Kitts, the CEO of the Ottawa Hospital. He said, (and I'm paraphrasing): "One of our biggest…
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Smartphone communication between healthcare providers: quality and timeliness meets privacy

18 Apr 2016
The exchange of information between health providers is a critically important piece of modern medicine. Timely, accurate information helps patients and enhances quality. A picture is worth a thousand words,…
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Wait Time Alliance (WTA) releases its 10th Annual Report Card

9 Dec 20159 Dec 2015
Yesterday, the Wait Time Alliance (WTA) - a federation of 18 medical specialty societies and the CMA - released its 10th annual report care on wait times in Canada. Wait…

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Dr. Chris Simpson – Former President, Canadian Medical Association

Dr. Chris Simpson on Twitter

  • RT @skepticalIDdoc: Looks like Ontario is heading into #XBB15 territory for the mid-winter. BQ.1.1 is now in decline. The relative growth r… 1 week ago
  • @THP_hospital @irwinterri @RNAO @collegeofnurses @ontarionurses Excellent selection! Terri is an outstanding leader! 1 week ago
  • Thanks to all the donors who support us through gifts to @UHKF. It truly makes a difference! twitter.com/UHKF/status/16… 2 weeks ago
  • RT @NEJM: Ventricular fibrillation and sudden death triggered by a blunt, nonpenetrating, and often innocent-appearing blow to the chest wi… 3 weeks ago
  • A model physician leader; truly an exceptionally talented, trusted and dedicated clinician and educator whose heart… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago

Dr. Chris Simpson, CMA President – Facebook link

Dr. Chris Simpson, CMA President – Facebook link

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