CMA president slams doctors in parting speech

CMA president-elect traverses wildernesses.

CMA President response: physician-assisted death.

Although Downar and colleagues present a very detailed examination of many of the issues involved in our growing national examination of how Canadians expect to manage their care at the end-oflife, the authors unfortunately get the cart well before the horse by focusing solely on physician-assisted death. Addressing the dire need for improved access to palliative care services, for which the la...

New CMA president decries waste, pushes prevention.

Bittersweet victory for CMA past president.

“There was no blatant disregard in this case.” Those 8 brief words, which summed up the decision of the Yukon Court of Appeal decision in a case involving CMA Past President Allon Reddoch, came as a great relief for the Whitehorse physician, even if it took 5 years for them to be written. In essence, the December ruling dismissed the notion that Reddoch had been guilty of unprofessional conduct...

New CMA president tackles demographic issues.

With the early call for a federal election, new CMA President Dr. Cindy Forbes hit the road running — at a pace that threatens to continue all year. Not that it will faze Forbes. As a runner and competitive paddler, the 56-year-old family physician from Waverley, Nova Scotia, knows about endurance. And she also knows medical politics after 30 years in the fray, beginning in medical school. Firs...