Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt Takes Over as President of the Quebec Medical Association

Montréal, April 18, 2011 – The Quebec Medical Association (QMA) closed its annual convention, entitled Transform medical practice… or transform the system?, by designating its new President, Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt. In her acceptance speech, Dr. Vander Stelt addressed the issue of access to family medicine, and emphasized the importance of integrating technology into the practice of medicine.

"One of the most disturbing developments is the difficulty that people are having finding a family doctor. This is an issue that must be addressed, in particular by focusing more on access to a health care team, not only a family doctor," pointed out Dr. Vander Stelt. "Better access to a technological platform and smoother referrals to specialists must be part of the improvements in primary care."

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Transform medical practice... or transform the system? 14th Annual Convention of the QMA

Dear Colleague, It gives me great pleasure to invite you to the 14th convention of the Québec Medical Association that will take place on April 15 and 16, 2011, at the Hôtel Mortagne in Boucherville. To broach our theme – Transform medical practice – we have decided to present the inspiring experiences of two QMA delegations that have just returned from their observation and fact-finding mission to Cleveland and Vancouver. Join us to discover some of the good practices that have proven their worth in chronic disease management. To transform our practices, we must act now!

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I look forward to welcoming you,
Jean-François Lajoie, M.D.
President
LE COLLOQUE MÉDICAL ÉTUDIANT DU QUÉBEC, 2010

Convention 2010 videos now available online
Innovating to Transform – 13th Annual Convention of the QMA

AUDIO AND VIDEO OF PRESENTATIONS FROM THE 13th EDITON OF THE QMA ANNUAL CONVENTION, HELD APRIL 22-24 2010.

Over three days, the Quebec Medical Association convention explored tools of transformation that are renowned for their results:

  • Toyota LEAN Healthcare approach, widely applied in the medical management sector
  • the best medical practices in the world as evidenced by Canadian, Cuban, and American experiences
  • update on an issue of major importance for Quebec physicians: President Obama's reform of the US health care system
  • a medical report dedicated to the trends that will influence the medical profession over the next decade

    • Watch and listen to the presentations of many renowned speakers – as if you were there in person!

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    Dr. Jean-François Lajoie Elected President of the Québec Medical Association

    The QMA will announce the recipients of various awards in its recognition program

    Montreal, April 8, 2009 – At its annual convention on April 3 and 4, 2009, the QMA will announce the recipients of various awards in its recognition program.

    QMA urges Minister Monique Jérôme-Forget to follow example of
    Barack Obama and invest more in healthcare

    (Montreal, February 19, 2009) At the occasion of the pre-budget consultations of Quebec's finance ministry, the Québec Medical Association (QMA) is urging Minister Monique Jérôme-Forget to remember healthcare in her infrastructure investment programs and to follow the example of the initiatives of American President Barack Obama in that regard.

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    CMEQ - A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

    The Québec Medical Association (QMA) wishes to announce the resounding success of the second edition of the Colloque médical étudiant du Québec (CMEQ) held in Montreal on Saturday, January 17. More than 300 students from the four faculties of medicine in Quebec participated in the event. Many other students were able to follow the conferences thanks to the live webcast—this year's novelty allowing a greater number of students to share in the symposium.

    The CMEQ 2009: All about the event

    A greater reach thanks to the web
    To promote the event and to accommodate those who were unable to be with us, the CMEQ video can be downloaded previously. The capsule is also available to: www.cmeq.ca.

    And, venturing out even further into the World Wide Web, we also posted the video on various sharing platforms.

    These are the platforms on which the CMEQ video can be viewed, commented, or exchanged: Youtube; Dailymotion; Vimeo; Veoh; Blip.

    PowerPoint presentations – Video – Podcasting of the conferences
    The speaker presentations will be available on the QMA site:

    • in video
    • in podcast
    • or PowerPoint form.
    You will thus be able to download the content onto your computer or iPOD and listen or relisten to the symposium (in whole or in part). Concerning the podcast, we referred the audio podcast of the AMQ (four episodes which corresponds to the four conferences) on the ITUNES STORE. Seek AMQ and you will find the podcast. If you have already ITUNES on your computer, click on the following bond: http://zeagence.com/video/amq/podcast-amq.xml

    Acknowledgements
    We is very grateful for the dynamic organizing committee composed of medical students from the four medical faculties in Quebec. The committee, attentive to the challenges of your careers, coordinated this second edition around current themes of concern such as:

    • Mental health of medical residents and medical students
    • Social and humanitarian medicine
    • Organ donation
    • Private versus public healthcare systems

    The team is already working on the next symposium. We will keep you informed of the date and topics! We look forward to seeing you at the 3rd Colloque médical étudiant du Québec!
    MYTHS AND REALITIES OF DUAL MEDICAL PRACTICING
    The QMA proposes a debate on this major issue of our health system. Is the possibility for doctors to practice in both the private and the public sector a panacea or a threat?

    The Quebec Medical Association invites all parties interested in the health system to participate in a conference and debate on dual medical practicing.

    During the event, international experts will be presenting their countries experience with dual medical practicing and discuss its impacts on the access to medical services and on the equilibrium of medical resources between the public and private sectors. The debate on dual medical practicing will broaden your understanding of this issue by providing you with information on research results and giving you a chance to discuss the experiences and data with experts.

    The event will take place on October 24th 2008, at the Montreal Loews Hotel Vogue from 9 AM to 4 PM.

    Mark your calendars; subscriptions will be limited to 100!

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    Our leitmotiv: Physicians mobilized to ensure a health population.
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