The plan by several medical specialist groups to break away from the Ontario Medical
Association (OMA) and negotiate directly with the provincial government may be the right …

Because the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is currently ne-gotiating a major agreement
with the provincial government, at least part of which is unique in Canada, CMAJ asked Dr …

OMA agreement signals cooperation with government, disagreement among doctors Page 1
COMMENTARY * COMMENTAIRE OMA agreement signals cooperation with government …

Binding arbitration was, of necessity, the burning issue as some 150 MMA members
gathered in Winnipeg to assess past job action and to decide whether to give the MMA …

P ollsters and political strate-gists were not the only ones thrown for a loop by the New
Democratic Party's (NDP) victory in last-month's Ontario election. Everyone concerned with …

The number of provinces with laws protecting physicians who practise alternative forms of
medicine is growing. Alberta, Ontario and, most recently, British Columbia have now passed …

Notes the decision of the American Medical Association to organize a union for physicians.
Impact on patients; Reasons for the move; Strikes.

During the national health care reform debate that gripped the United States in 2009,
President Barack Obama addressed the American Medical Association. Speaking of a …

Focusing on France, this chapter looks at the health agency experts whose role it is to
assess medicinal products. It examines the effects that the measures taken to prevent …

BRIAN BERUBE Manitoba physicians want compul-sory binding arbitration, and the 1200
member Manitoba Medical Association has given an overwhelming vote-of-confidence to its …