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Chief Executive Officer at Ontario Medical Association

The second pillar in Ontario Medical Association's plan to #stopthehealthcrisis is to advance equitable health care to rural and northern Ontarians. Why? These Ontarians have worse health outcomes, shorter life expectancy and poorer access to care compared to the rest of the province. In addition, physician and other staffing shortages in the north are directly affecting access to timely and equitable care. We’ve identified 3 solutions and have asked the government to take action now: 1. First, the government needs to work with us to develop and implement a Northern Physician Workforce strategy. Family medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, anesthesiology and internal medicine are most in need. 2. We’re also calling for a regional physician credentialling system to break down barriers that keep doctors from working across multiple hospitals, in order to prevent emergency department closures or cover other shortages. 3. The government also needs to fund opportunities for educational and targeted skills development for the unique challenges of medicine in remote communities, which helps ensure success for physicians and patients. Learn more and get involved on https://lnkd.in/gV4dp-sB

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