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home > Publications > President's Letter > President's Letter Archives President's Letter Archives 2008  December 13 AMA board endorses proposed deal with AHW and AHS: Doctors vote in January Remarks from President Dr. Noel W. Grisdale at the RF Special Meeting Negotiations Tour Schedule November 28 Negotiations 2008 Letter of Understanding November 3 After-hours' payments changes; AMA launches Finding Balance public awareness campaign October 23 Negotiations, AHS and data stewardship October 1 Highlights of Negotiations 2008 and the Fall RF September 19 Reflections on a year as president September 16 The physician-AHS relationship July 29 Member concerns about POSP RFP process July 24 Negotiations 2008, Allocation, AHS June 19 AMA recommendations for provincial pharmaceutical strategy Review AMA recommendations and rationale online June 11 Physicians leaving Office of the Chief MOH June 9 2.5% interim fee increase plus provisions for PCI and ARPs, all subject to further negotiations June 4 Health care system challenges and AHW Business Plan May 26 AMA and the provincial EMR strategy May 16 New direction for health care with Alberta's Government replacing nine regional health authorities [RHAs] with one provincial board AHW Minister Ron Liepert''s announcement April 24 Rural, Remote, Northern Program payments April 10 Government's health priorities, Negotiations 2008 March 27 Physician Compensation Strategy; Rural, Remote, Northern Program; Business Costs Program March 14 Decisions and direction from the Spring Representative Forum March 3 Rural, Remote, Northern Program February 20 Five steps to certainty and stability, Negotiations 2008 February 15 Motor vehicle insurance forms, Retention Benefit payments, AMA Guidelines to Billing Uninsured Services February 12 Health care and the provincial election The AMA asks party leaders 10 questions (about patient confidentiality and the electronic health record, standards for physicians to be licensed in Alberta, primary care networks, physician shortages and physician leadership) February 1 Update on POSP and plans for EMRs January 21 Retention Benefit Program January 10 Business Costs Program payments 2007 December 19 Negotiations 2008, Bill 41 10 Ways Your Constituents Benefit From the Trilateral Agreement December 13 Retention Benefit, Clinical Stabilization Initiative, Allocation process under way for Negotiations 2008, AMA's uninsured services guide November 16 Rural, Remote, Northern Program Backgrounder  October 26 Premier Stelmach's TV address, 180-day rule, Business Costs Program, AHW Bulletin about personal health numbers October 11 In his first President's Letter, AMA President Dr. Darryl D. LaBuick highlights Fall 2007 RF discussions about negotiations 2008 and Bill 41; and provides a Retention Benefit update.  September 28 Dr. Kiefer reflects on highlights during his year as president, and offers thoughts on what yet has to be done and what may lie ahead for the profession. September 21 Legislation could substantially impair ability of physicians, their profession and associations to put Patients First®; updates about Physician On-Call Programs and the upcoming AGM and Representative Forum AMA submission on Bill 41, Health Professions Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 AMA comments on Bill 1, the Lobbyists Act  September 18 AHW needs to address a number of problems before it reduces - by 50% - the time Alberta physicians have to submit, or resubmit, claims. August 29 Clinical Stabilization Initiative Clinical Stabilization Initiative (CSI) Program Description July 27 Clinical Stabilization Initiative (CSI), Retention Benefit, Allocation, Negotiations 2008 and CMA General Council July 6 Reviews on AHW's 180-day rule, Physician On-Call Programs, CSI, allocation and Negotiations 2008 June 8 Information about relevant highlights of the agreement and an update on timelines May 24 Allocation details under the newly ratified financial agreement May 15 One of the first priorities with the new fiscal agreement is to determine the allocation of the increases April 13 Negotiations update (allocation and new program) and support for a provincial smoking ban March 13 Summary about the tentative agreement Negotiations 2006 Summary - Fiscal Agreement (April 1, 2006-March 31, 2008) March 7 Negotiations front and centre at the Spring 07 RF February 16 AMA continues efforts to finalize the two-year fiscal agreement with AHW and RHAs. January 24 Electronic medical record AMA Electronic Medical Record Position Statement  January 19 Shortage of physicians AMA Under-Serviced Areas Position Statement January 9 Negotiations 2006, President's Tour 2006 December 21 Negotiations 2006, new minister of health and wellness December 4 Negotiations 2006 and five health care priorities for the new premier and his government November 20 Negotiations 2006, pharmacists' prescribing, ARPs, hip and knee replacement, Progressive Conservative leadership October 19 Negotiations 2006, Northern Alberta and PC leadership race September 22 Negotiations 2006, PC leadership race September 15 Reflections on the past year September 11 POSP and the impact of increasing overhead September 6 CMA General Council, AMA commercial office insurance August 30 Physician expenditures and physician fees Charts: Health expenditures per capita by province Physician expenditures per capita by province Alberta physician fees compared to Consumer Price Index Consumer Price Index and selected components August 16, 2006 Physician shortages - by the numbers Charts: 2000 and 2005 Physician Shortages Canadian Physicians Intending to Retire Projected Physician Supply in Canada August 1 Option of binding arbitration being developed; CMA General Council; 2006-07 AMA Business Plan and Budget; and 2006-07 AMA dues July 25 Health care not keeping pace with province's growth July 19 The need to continue POSP funding July 10 Members' views on overhead costs June 16 Pharmacist prescribing AMA submission on draft pharmacy regulations June 7 Negotiations 2006, Pharmacists' prescribing April 13 Special Survey on Benchmarks, Care Guarantees, Core Services, Opting In/Out, EMRs April 7 WCB ratification, billing seminars March 31 Third Way forum, Representative Forum follow up, AMA Physician Locum Services and AMA president-elect March 15 Representative Forum highlights February 24 On-call , PARA, AMA's audited statements, AMA foundations February 21 Health care 2006, Negotiations 2006 (e-health, primary care) 2005 December 22 Wait time benchmarks; Board of Directors: Code of conduct, WCB negotiations, Quinolone special authorization; Pharmacists' prescribing; 2006 December 9 Letter to Minister of Finance Shirley McClellan - importance of sustaining the publicly funded health care system in Alberta, Primary Care Networks, e-health, long-term care November 16 Negotiations 2006, Other negotiations, Prescribing by pharmacists, Optional special authorization process, Public:Private October 7 Negotiations 2006, POSP, Fall RF, 2005-06 Board of Directors September 30 Physician health, Trilateral agreement, The Third Way September 26 Representative Forum, Health Quality Council of Alberta September 19 Announcing 100 Physicians of the Century 100 honorees August 19 CMA General Council August 4 The future of Medicare, Negotiations 2006, WCB negotiations, On-call, Continuing care, Celebration of 100th birthday of organized medicine and hosting CMA General Council  July 8 Alberta's continuing care system and AMA activities June 29 What lies ahead: move to EHRs and EMRs, Alberta approach to primary care, Supreme Court of Canada decision. Go to Media, Topics of Interest for more details/speech.   May 27 Launch of the Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network, PCI website up and running May 20 Third Way Symposium, On-call, Trademarks April 1 Negotiations 2006, Local primary care initiatives, The Third Way, Surcharges and on-call applications March 14 Spring 2005 Representative Forum February 23 Physician On-Call Programs, October 2005 allocation and Physicians of the Century 2004 December 17 Preparations under way for Negotiations 2006 and centennial celebrations in 2005 December 3 Respond to tracker survey, Physician on-call programs, Primary Care Initiative agreement, AMA's Practice Management Program December 1 AMA and CMA develop new insurance alliance between ADIUM and MD Management November 10 Automobile insurance reform, provincial election October 28 Automobile insurance reform, HIA legislative review, Provincial election, Executive Committee election October 7 Allocation, Health Information Act legislative review, Primary Care Initiative September 10 Teamwork, Master Agreement, New Advances, The Future, And Finally August 10 CMA General Council, 2004-05 business plan, Trilateral agreement, Focusing on the future, 2004-05 AMA president-elect July 6 HIA Review July 5 Local Primary Care Initiatives - 11 selected, objectives and services, plans due December 1, future activities June 9 Physician Services Committee endorses October 1 allocation, Federal election, AMA president-elect election May 19 Provincial Mental Health Plan May 6 October 1 allocation board proposal, Rules redevelopment April 16 Physician Services Budget, October 1 allocation, On-call, Primary Care Initiative, Specialist care initiatives, Workers' Compensation Board retroactive payments, Health care debate March 25 Implementing the agreement - strategy, challenges, other aspects; Audit process; Primary Care Initiative February 20 Work is progressing for an April allocation February 2 Parental Leave Program, Privacy legislation update 2003 December 19 Implementing the agreement November 8 Ratification vote Executive summary of tentative agreement November 3 Tentative agreement October 16 Important changes to AMA Constitution and Bylaws September 19 Dr. Bunting's first President's letter: Negotiations 2003, physician prescribing information and IMS Health Canada, new AMA board members September 12 Patients First, sustainability, primary health care renewal, Dr. Bunting incoming president August 28 Disclosing your prescribing information to IMS: Choosing whether to revoke implied consent August 1 Negotiations 2003, NWT Negotiations, CMA General Council July 10 Put Patients First: Think twice before deciding to prescribe or dispense marijuana June 10 Important areas in negotiation of agreement; Allocation; NWT Medical Association request May 23 Negotiations progressing March 26 The practice of Alberta pharmacists and pharmacies selling prescribing information of physicians without individual physician consent violates the Health Information Act (HIA) and must cease. March 21 Negotiations 2003; Primary care renewal; Allocation, Equity; Physician audit and payment issues; Governance February 25 AHW audit process, Membership survey, Negotiations 2003, First Ministers' Accord, 2004-05 CMA president-elect 2002 December 20 Information management/information technology, Allocation, Workers' Compensation Board audits, Negotiations 2003 and Member survey November 26 Complex hospital in-patients November 15 Pharmacists' Association of Alberta and right to prescribe October 11 Dismissal of Dr. David R. Swann October 7 AMA-WCB agreement ratified, Newfoundland and Labrador physicians September 20 Issues discussed at RF - Negotiations 2003, Fee equity, Specialist On-Call Program, Quebec's Bill 114; Other issues - Health Resource Centre private clinic, Health reform September 10 2% fee increase October 1, Benefits to continue, Representative Forum, Negotiations 2003, Fee equity, CMA General Council September 4 Uniting for Negotiations 2003 August 28 Tentative agreement between AMA and WCB June 26 Fee Equity Committee Final Report June 21 Specialist on-call update, Professional Association of Residents of Alberta negotiations May 31 Completion of Alberta Blue Cross forms is now an uninsured service, Public awareness campaign May 24 Health Information Act, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, IMS Health Canada, Joint AMA/Alberta Health and Wellness Health Information Act Subcommittee, PIN Pilot Projects and the HIA, WCB Negotiations April 11 Arbitration, April 1 allocation, Specialist on-call, AMA/Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) negotiations, Provincial Tour, Alberta Blue Cross authorization forms March 25 April 1 allocation, Negotiations 2003 Percent Allocation by Section for the April 1, 2001, November 1, 2001 and April 1, 2002 allocations January 11 AMA response to Mazankowski report To view  on this page, use Acrobat Reader. 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