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2008 Headlines

Ontario’s Doctors Discouraged by Provincial Health Care Spending
Ontario Medical Association raises concerns over expansion of nurse practitioner clinics .
November 11
Doctors Welcome Bill to Make Roads Safer
OMA’s road safety prescription heeded in bill to ban use of hand held devices for drivers.
October 28
Doctors Vote in Support of New Agreement with Province
The elected governing Council of the OMA has voted to ratify a new contract with the provincial government.
October 18
Toronto Trails Festival VI
The Toronto Trails Festival VI has kicked off its sixth year with the greatest series yet of free guided walks.
September 28
OMA takes issue with comments from NDP Health Critic
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is disappointed with comments made in an NDP news release
September 19
Cellphones and Driving Don`t Mix
Doctor's prescribe action to limit cellphone use while driving
September 14
Doctor Shortage Threatening the Economic Well-Being of our Communities
Doctors receive support from municipal leaders
August 26
Mixed smog messaging confuses patients: Ontario's Doctors
OMA re-launches its Smog-Wise advice to clear the air
August 22
Doctors Point to Poverty as Major Cause of Illness
A new report by a group of Ontario doctors highlights the ways in which poverty affects the health outcomes of adults and children
July 29
Evidence shows more doctors key to better health care
There are few things more comforting than knowing that when you are sick a highly trained doctor will be there to care for you
July 2
Study Reveals Impact of Not having a Primary Care Physician
A new report from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) reveals that not having a family doctor leads to more emergency room visits and hospital admissions
July 2
Finding a family doctor - OMA Op-Ed
It's no secret Ontario continues to experience a doctor shortage. The good news is doctors have been working harder than ever
June 13
OMA Statement: OMA welcomes new legislative and regulatory initiatives to reduce barriers to recruit doctors educated outside Ontario.

June 10
Ontario’s Doctors: Thousands of Premature Deaths due to Smog
Alarming new report shows smog is responsible for 9,500 deaths in the province each year
June 6
Local Premature Smog Deaths in Ontario

June 6
We Need More Doctors - OMA Letter to the Editor

May 24
Ontario’s Doctors Take on almost 630,000 New Patients
More patients have access to care, more surgeries performed, but Ontario still short 2,500 doctors
May 15
New OMA President Sets Recruitment and Retention as Priorities for Year
Points to predicted U.S. shortage as reason to remain vigilant
May 4
Ontario's Doctors and Heart and Stroke Foundation Partner to Protect Children
New education campaign to increase awareness about protecting kids from second-hand smoke in cars
April 14
Medicine: science meets art - OMA Letter to the Editor

April 4
Family health teams a better way - OMA Letter to the Editor

April 3
Backgrounder - Tobacco Smoke Concentrations in Cars

March
Ontario’s Doctors Applaud Provincial Government’s Ban on Smoking in Cars With Children
New legislation will protect children from second-hand smoke
March 5
Ontario Doctors Welcome Premier's Support to Ban Smoking in Cars with Children
Over 50 municipalities in the province have also called for a province-wide ban
February 26
New Evidence Shows Vehicles Most Dangerous Space for Second-Hand Smoke Levels
Children can be exposed to 60 times the concentration of second-hand smoke in cars than indoors
Febraury 15
OMA seeks law reform on reporting unfit drivers - OMA Letter to the Editor

February 14
New strategies needed for health care system - OMA Letter to the Editor

January 28
Build on team-based model - OMA Letter to the Editor

January 22
Ontario Doctors Call on Province to Improve Access to Medication to Help Smokers Quit
GST should be cut from cessation medicines and they should be covered under the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan
January 18

2007 Headlines

Ontario’s Doctors Applaud Move to Reduce Junk Food in Schools
Nutrient poor foods should be removed from schools to combat childhood obesity rates
December 5
Ontario’s doctors give a day’s pay for AIDS
Doctors go beyond the medicine bag to help international cause
November 30
Time for Ontario to Act to Protect Children's Health
Doctors call on province to follow municipal lead in banning smoking in cars with kids.
November 28
Number of Doctors Leaving Ontario More than Triples since 2005
Immediate action needed to make Ontario more competitive with other provinces
November 8
Ont. Doctors Applaud Schwarzenegger saying “Hasta la vista” to Smoking in Cars with Kids
California most recent jurisdiction to ban smoking in cars transporting children
October 14
Fixing Doctor Shortage Must Be Top Priority for Provincial Government
Ontario needs to be attractive and competitive as Canadian and U.S. doctor shortage grows.
October 11
OMA President Starts Province-Wide Tour As Election Begins
Ontario doctors share health care concerns with local leaders and MPP candidates.
September 13
Ontario Doctors Launch Pre-Election Campaign
Plan calls for focus on 4 key priorities – including a focus on health of kids.
September 4
Doctors Offer Smog-Wise Health Tips
2007 has record-high number of poor-air days to date
June 26
Smoke-Free Act Must Be Expanded to Protect Children from Second-Hand Smoke
Many children are still at risk for exposure to second-hand smoke in homes and cars.
May 30
Danger Pay Deserved If Pandemic Strikes - OMA Letter to the Editor

May 18
Ontario Med Students and Residents Call for Programs Available in Other Provinces
Ontario falling behind several other provinces in Canada that have implemented interest deferral plans to ensure medical school accessibility
April 23
OMA Statement in Support of Bill 67, the Organ and Tissue Donation Mandatory Declaration Act
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) strongly supports increased awareness and education to improve organ donation rates in the province of Ontario.
April 19
Ontario’s Doctors Launch 6 Principles to Guide Health Change
On behalf of Ontario’s doctors, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) today released the “Six Principles of Healthier Care,” to serve as measure against which future health decisions can be assessed.
March 26
Doctors Applaud Commitment to Expand Wait Time Strategy
Ontario doctors support commitments made in the 2007 Ontario Budget to include pediatric surgeries in the provincial Wait Time Strategy (WTS), and the commitment to measure the wait time for all general surgeries. Doctors remain concerned however, about the number of people – especially children – without access to a family doctor. According to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), Ontario is short 2,000 doctors affecting one million patients (18+) and 130,000 children.
March 22
Provincial Wait time Announcement
Ontario doctors applaud the provincial government and the Minister of Health for moving forward to make improvements to the provincial Wait Time Strategy (WTS).
March 15
OMA: Retention Must be New Priority – Doctors Still Leaving Ontario and 2,500 Near Retirement
A comprehensive report released today by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) reveals a reduction in the number of patients in the province without a doctor for the first time in more than five years. While there are positive trends in many areas, the report highlights the presence of an aging physician cohort and an on going departure of physicians to other provinces. Ontario lost 188 doctors to other Canadian jurisdictions – a 24 percent increase since 2003 – resulting in the first net inter-provincial loss of physicians from Ontario in recent memory.
February 27
Ontario Doctors Applaud Measures to Increase Physician Supply:
Ontario's doctors welcomed the announcement today by the provincial government to invite American-based Ontario-licensed physicians back to Ontario, and to increase the number of specialist residency training spaces.
February 25
Statement to the Media: Resident Awareness Day
Today, on Resident Awareness Day, it is important that we recognise the achievements of a large and very important group of physicians. Residents are Ontario's most recently graduated physicians, the physicians who will be caring for Ontarians in the years and decades ahead.
February 19
Ontario Doctors Call For Changes to Provincial Wait Times Strategy
A new survey of Ontario doctors found that while the provincial Wait Times Strategy (WTS) is having a positive impact on targeted surgeries, those areas which do not fall within the WTS are being negatively impacted, forcing patients to wait longer.
February 14
Ontario Should Act to Protect Children from Second-Hand Smoke
Ontario’s doctors are urging the provincial government to follow in the footsteps of the recent decision in Bangor, Maine to ban smoking in vehicles transporting children. The 2004 OMA report entitled “Exposure to second-hand smoke: are we protecting our kids?” revealed that children continue to be at risk as a result of exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in homes and vehicles.
January 31


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