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Media Releases
2010 Headlines | |
| Ontario’s Doctors Invite Patients to Share their Views on Health Care
Phase Two of OMA "Life's Work" Campaign Begins | March 17 |
| OMA Statement – 54 new medical school spaces
Ontario’s doctors commend the provincial government for its investment into new medical school spaces in Ontario. | February 3 |
| More Ontarians Living with Chronic Disease: Ontario’s Doctors
The number of patients living with chronic disease in Ontario is on the rise, finds a new report by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). | February 3 |
| OMA Statement
Ontario’s doctors were disappointed to learn that the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario has called into question the role and abilities of physician assistants in the province. The suggestion that patient care in Ontario is in jeopardy because physician assistants are assisting doctors is not only unfounded but completely untrue | January 21 |
| Stopping smoking before surgery could save millions: Ontario’s Anesthesiologists
During National Non-Smoking Week, Ontario’s Anesthesiologists (OA) are once again urging patients to stop smoking before surgery in order to protect their own health. | January 20 |
| Ontario’s Doctors Commend New Jersey for Putting Calories on the Menu
Ontario’s doctors are congratulating New Jersey for signing legislation on Sunday that will require restaurants to post calories on menus and menu boards. | January 19 |
| How’s Your Resolution to Quit Smoking Going?
Ontario’s doctors are congratulating New Jersey for signing legislation on Sunday that will require restaurants to post calories on menus and menu boards. | January 15 |
2009 Headlines | |
| OMA Statement: New Nurse Practitioner Clinics
Statement from OMA President Dr Suzanne Strasberg | November 27 |
| Ontario's Doctors Descend on Queen's Park
At the Ontario Legislature, doctors from across the province met with their MPPs to discuss various issues affecting patients and physicians in the hopes of working together to improve Ontario’s health care system | November 23 |
| Doctors Trumpet Hard Work of their Colleagues in the Face of H1N1
At its annual fall meeting, the OMA recognized front line health care workers for their hard work and dedication to patient care during this unprecedented flu season. | November 22 |
| Doctors Ready to Give Vaccine
Community doctors' offices have been inundated with calls from patients wishing to get themselves and their familites vaccinated in order to protect themselves | October 29 |
| Just to be Safe, Don’t Take the Call: Ontario’s Doctors
Today, provincial law banning the use of hand-held cell phones and other electronic devices while driving comes into effect. | October 26 |
| Got the Flu? Now is Not the Time for a Sick Note
Ontario’s doctors are encouraging employers to reconsider asking their employees for a sick note from a physician because of an absence from work during this unprecedented flu season | October 23 |
| OMA launches the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare -
IQMH dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare services
OMA today announced the launch of a wholly-owned, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare services, the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH). | October 22 |
| Doctors Respond to Hospitals' Criticism
Ontario's doctors say they just want to do what's best to ensure patients get the highest quality care | October 8 |
| Ontario's Doctors Support Collaboration Among Health Care Professionals
At an appearance today before the Ontario Legislative Standing Committee on Social Policy, Ontario's doctors will stress the importance of health care professionals working together to enhance and strengthen the delivery of safe and quality care to patients. | September 29 |
| OMA Announces Wellness Partnership with Toronto Trails Festival
Get fit, have fun and celebrate the joys of walking as the 7th Annual Toronto Trails Festival presents seven weekends of free guided walking tours throughout Toronto. | September 10 |
| ATVs are not child’s play: Ontario’s doctors
Ontario’s doctors want the last long weekend of summer to be a safe one for all, but are sounding the alarm about children’s use of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). | September 2 |
| Ontario’s Doctors Congratulate Latest U.S. Jurisdiction to Pass
Menu Board Labelling Legislation
Ontario’s doctors are congratulating Albany County, New York for passing a law that requires chain restaurants with ten or more locations nationally to post the calorie counts of items on their menus and menu boards. | August 24 |
| Put a Hold on All Major Health Care Restructuring Decisions in Rural and Northern Communities: Ontario’s Doctors Ontario’s doctors called on the provincial government to place a moratorium on major health care restructuring decisions until a recently appointed government panel reports its findings and makes recommendations. | July 28 |
| Taking Action For Safer Surgery Ontario’s Anesthesiologists (OA) have unveiled a Stop Smoking for Safer Surgery Action Plan and they are calling on all allied health professionals involved in the surgical process to support and help implement the plan. | July 8 |
| Getting a doctor and an electronic medical record will strengthen health care system: Ontario’s doctors Ontario’s doctors say a study released today by the Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC) illustrates the need to remain vigilant in getting every Ontarian a family doctor and expanding access to Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). | June 9 |
| Ontario’s Doctors Say Take a Break from Routine World No Tobacco Day is May 31st and Ontario’s doctors are recommending a different approach to managing your smoking habit. If you don’t think you’re ready to quit, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is suggesting a cigarette holiday. | May 30 |
| Ontario’s Doctors: What You Need to Know about Smog The OMA launched the OMA Smog-Wise Information Program in 2003 and continues to update this advice to its patients on how to protect themselves from smog’s ill effects. | May 22 |
| National Nurse Appreciation Week It is National Nursing Week (May 11-17), and on behalf of all of Ontario’s doctors I would like to take a moment to recognize nurses for their hard work and dedication to patients and the health care system | May 13 |
| Statement in Response to: Bill 179, Regulated Health Professions Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 Ontario’s doctors will be reviewing the legislation introduced today to ensure that patient safety is protected and that patients are receiving the best care from the most appropriate health care professional. | May 11 |
| New President of OMA says Every Ontarian Should Have a Doctor Dr. Strasberg calls for additional collaborative care models and expansion of eHealth | May 3 |
| Ontario’s Doctors Call for Calorie Labelling on Fast Food and Cafeteria Menus Ontario’s doctors are calling for calorie counts to be shown prominently on chain restaurant and school cafeteria menus and menu boards. The OMA says that by revealing the caloric content of fast foods, consumers will be better equipped with the information they need to make healthier choices. | April 7 |
| Ontario’s Doctors Applaud Government for Taking Action Against Tobacco The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is commending the Ontario government for introducing legislation to enable the province to recover the health care costs associated with the burden caused by tobacco-related illness. | March 4 |
| Collaboration Key to Quality Health Care, Not Competition: Ontario's Doctors Just a week after committing to help 500,000 patients find a family doctor, the Ontario government is moving forward with an initiative that diverts resources away from achieving this goal, Ontario’s doctor’s say. | February 20 |
| Doctors Support Collaborative Care to Keep Patients Front and Centre The OMA is very pleased with today’s announcement by Health Minister David Caplan to move ahead with additional Family Health Teams (FHTs). However, the OMA is disappointed the government plans to also move ahead with independent Nurse Practitioner Clinics. | January 22 |
2008 Headlines | |
| Taking a Brrr-eak? OMA Says Keep Your Butts Outside! As the temperature drops, Ontario’s doctors ask smokers to refrain from smoking indoors to avoid exposing children and other family and friends to harmful second-hand smoke. | December 26 |
| 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 |
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