Dr. Anne Doig, President of the Canadian Medical Association addressed the Economic Club of Canada today: Canada’s response to the H1N1 pandemic flu virus has shown how politics — even well-intentioned — can undermine health care. The politicization of the pandemic and the struggles of the federal and provincial/territorial governments to work together to protect the health of Canadians are a microcosm for the struggles of Canada’s entire health care system.
Canadian Medical Association President Dr. Anne Doig and the 70,000 physician-members she represents want to transform how patients receive health care in Canada. The key is patients, not politics. Dr. Doig will unveil elements of the CMA plan, which is being built upon an unprecedented effort by Canada’s physicians to reach out to patients and put their interests back at the heart of health care.
