Media Advisory - Time to ask tough questions about the future of our health care system: CMA to take part of Economic Club exclusive discussion next Tuesday

OTTAWA, April 11, 2019 /CNW/ - On April 16, CMA President, Dr. Gigi Osler, will moderate an exclusive panel presented by the Economic Club of Canada. The panel discussion featuring some of the leading thought-leaders on the topic will focus on Canadians biggest worry as we head to the next Federal election: our health care system.

            
              WHEN:              Tuesday, April 16 (12:00 -
                                            1:30 PM)


                        WHERE:             The Westin Ottawa (11 Colonel
                                            By Drive)



            
              WHAT:              Time to revisit the Canada
                                            Health Act? A panel
                                            discussion presented by the
                                            Economic Club



            
              WHO:               -Kevin Page, founding
                                            President & CEO, the
                                            Institute of Fiscal Studies &
                                            Democracy at the University
                                            of Ottawa
                                   -Colleen M. Flood, Professor,
                                   the University of Ottawa,
                                   University Research Chair in
                                   Health Law & Policy
                                   -Antonia Maioni, Dean,
                                   Faculty of Arts, and
                                   Professor of Political
                                   Science, McGill University
                                   -Dr. Gigi Osler, President,
                                   Canadian Medical Association

In the coming months, the CMA will be active to remind federal political parties that health care has consistently been the leading source of concern for all Canadians and that the time has come to show concrete leadership on this important issue.

Since 1867, the Canadian Medical Association has been the national voice of Canada's medical profession. We work with physicians, residents and medical students on issues that matter to the profession and the health of Canadians. We advocate for policy and programs that drive meaningful change for physicians and their patients.

SOURCE Canadian Medical Association