The Saskatchewan Medical Association wants to see all essential health care workers offered vaccines immediately. President Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz says many health care workers are seeing a large amount of patients in a day, increasing their risk of exposure. “People who cannot stay at home, isolate from their families, or isolate, period, are at greater […]
The vaccine delivery plan announced earlier this week by the provincial government is getting a thumbs down from the group representing 2,600 physicians across the province. The Saskatchewan Medical Association says that plan doesn’t give the protection physicians and health-care workers need to properly care for their patients—some of whom are afraid to visit a […]
One of the province’s top doctors is strongly denouncing a small protest that happened outside of Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab’s home over the weekend. Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz, president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association, shared in a statement on Monday that Saturday’s incident was an attempt to intimidate Dr. Shahab and his family. […]
Each year, the head of the Saskatchewan Medical Association likes to tour the province and meet with doctors to discuss what concerns they have and how best to address them, With COVID-19 still being prevalent, Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz can’t do those visits face-to-face, but she is holding virtual meetings with six of eleven having been […]
Add the group that speaks for Saskatchewan’s doctors to the list of those wanting the government to make mask usage at schools mandatory when they re-open next month. The Saskatchewan Medical Association met this week with the province’s chief medical health officer and officials from the health and education ministries to discuss the back-to-school plan […]
The new president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association is speaking out on COVID-19 saying recent numbers show that we must once again do what we did when the pandemic started to prevent the economy from shutting down again. Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz says on behalf of all doctors in the province, she is asking you to […]
A Regina physician has been elected the new president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz, a family physician, was elected president of the SMA last week, replacing Dr. Allan Woo. Dr. Konstantynowicz says it’s an honour to have been elected, and she is looking forward to carrying on the legacy of past presidents. […]
