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home > Publications > President's Letter President's Letter This timely letter covers critical issues of importance to AMA members. 2010  July 30 Health care system faces major retooling July 16 AMA brief on Alberta Health Act AMA's brief to Fred Horne, MLA, Edmonton-Rutherford; Consultation on an Alberta Health Act July 13 AMA's approach to primary and chronic care July 10, 2010 Edmonton Journal article: More power, bonuses proposed for GPs; Doctors who improve patients' health could get extra cash, document suggests June 28 Alberta Health Act consultations a welcome departure from past practices June 5 Your input counts on AHS medical staff bylaws - tour begins Highlights, Draft Provincial Medical Staff Bylaws - Updated June 8, 2010 Draft of The Alberta Health Services Medical Staff Bylaws June 2 Contracting for physician services May 10 Survey respondents rank their priorities for AMA May 6 Faculties of medicine developing joint AARP; Lab docs still waiting for increase May 3 AMA's Physician Compensation Strategy key to negotiations April 21 AMA initiates negotiations; seeks member feedback on five questions April 14 CPSA Standards of Practice and communicating about Allocation 2010 March 18 Representative Forum endorses approach for Negotiations 2011 March 12 Representative Forum spring meeting; Value for PatientsTM March 3 Advising members regarding a 2009-10 allocation issue February 18 2010 Alberta budget; Optometry scope of practice February 12 Proposed provincial faculty-wide AARP January 20 Report of the Minister's Advisory Committee on Health, January 20, 2010 News Release - Report of the Minister's Advisory Committee on Health, January 20, 2010   January 13 Allocation 101 for physicians January 8 Being creative and innovative 2009 December 22 Advocacy initiative, contracting for MD services and April 1, 2010 allocation November 23 Allocation 2010-11, billing for services provided to RCMP, Finding Balance campaign launches for second year, H1N1 November 18 Bill 53 will enhance professional corporations November 6 Physician Office System Program update November 3 Encouraging phone advice and more details re: physician pandemic payment plan October 29, 2009 trilateral letter about phone advice Description of fee code from Dr. Christopher J. (Chip) Doig's October 30 email message Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Physician Payment Plan 2009/2010 October 30 Physicians show strong support for H1N1 immunization Follow-up news: $20 H1N1 pandemic telephone fee, effective October 30, 2009 October 26 AMA proposes seven-principle Alberta Health Act AMA brief to the Minister's Advisory Committee on Health, October 19, 2009 AMA President Dr. Christopher J. (Chip) Doig speaking notes  October 22 Wage freeze, pandemic planning  October 15 Premier's "freeze" request, Minister's Advisory Committee on Health October 2 Representative Forum update  Remarks by Health and Wellness Minister Ronald Liepert, Representative Forum/annual general meeting, September 25 Remarks by Dr. Noel W. Grisdale in presenting Board of Directors' report to the Representative Forum Remarks by Dr. Christopher J. (Chip) Doig when installed as AMA president September 25 Dr. Grisdale reflects on the past year Valedictory to the Fall 2009 Representative Forum September 17 AHS' announcement promising, but also most disconcerting Alberta Health Services September 16, 2009 news release: Community living expansion adds almost 800 new spaces September 16 Performance and Diligence Indicators Program September 3 Mental health changes a cause for concern September 2 Advisory committee may prompt trilateral engagement and decision-making Government of Alberta news release (including names of committee members), September 1, 2009  Minister's Advisory Committee on Health Terms of Reference August 28 A deficit for AHS, a(nother) task force on health care August 27 Physicians in H1N1 and AMA advocacy August 14 Pandemic information and programs for MDs July 20 AMA concerns about AHS Code of Conduct July 14 Physician business costs survey coming July 29 July 2 Economy of the future requires investing in health care now June 5 Physician Business Costs Study, cell phones while driving, Bill 52 May 15 Allow AHS to start anew with clean slate May 15 AMA now "strongly supportive" of Bill 52 as substantive changes proposed May 7 Physician Compensation Strategy, de-insurance April 22 PCI letters of intent, AMA's PE nominee 2009-10, SOMB changes April 1 Alberta Health Services, bylaws and a new liaison council March 24 Government will work with AMA on Bill 52 concerns February 27 AMA board affirms advocacy and five priorities February 25 Allocation, Medical staff bylaws February 4 Bill 52 is bad policy and bad legislation: AMA presents intense concern with Health Information Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 52) to Standing Committee on Health January 27 Agreement overwhelmingly ratified January 15 Message excerpts from the Negotiations Tour; board and RF agree tentative agreement stands on its own merits Archives To view  on this page, use Acrobat Reader. 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