Ontario’s Cardiac Care Infrastructure Collapsing Due to Government Budget Cuts
Outpatient-based cardiac care in Ontario is on the brink of collapse due to drastic and ill-considered budget cuts by the Wynne government. These cuts, imposed unilaterally by the Wynne government in February, April and October without input from the Ontario Association of Cardiologists (OAC), have begun to damage the infrastructure that supports access to outpatient…
Read MoreOAC Launches Congestive Heart Failure Initiative
Congestive heart failure is at epidemic proportions in Canada and the story told by the numbers is very depressing.
Read MoreResponse to G&M Article
The OAC responds to André Picard’s article in the Globe & Mail titled “Patients the losers in doctor dispute.”
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OAC Wins Big!
The Ontario Association of Cardiologists is honoured to have won multiple awards at this year’s AVA Digital Awards.
Read MoreDebunking Myths about Women’s Heart Health
There’s a misconception that when it comes to heart disease women aren’t affected as often as their male counterparts. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Fact is, heart disease and stroke kills more women than men each year in Canada, but 87% of women don’t identify it as their leading health risk.
Read MoreSubmission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
2015 SCFEA Pre-Budget Consultations – Presented by:James Swan, President, Ontario Association of Cardiologists
Read MoreOAC President Quoted in The Medical Post
On January 20, The Medical Post, a subscription based magazine published an article on the prospect of the Ontario government publishing OHIP billing data in Ontario. This issue had been raised previously by The Toronto Star in December 2014. OAC President, Dr. Jim Swan, sounds a cautionary note advising that without explanatory wording to help the public better…
Read MoreOntario Budget Cuts Take Aim at Cardiac Care
Cardiac care is once again in the cross-hairs of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in Ontario.
Read MoreThe Medical Post picks up OAC story
On January 12, The Medical Post, a subscription based magazine published an article quoting extensively from the Globe and Mail’s story on the status of health care negotiations in Ontario.
Read MoreOAC discussed in the Globe & Mail
On January 10, 2015, The Globe and Mail published a story regarding the status of health care negotiations in Ontario.
The story centres on a leaked email from the OAC President, Dr. Jim Swan, to cardiologists who have not yet joined the Ontario Association of Cardiologists.
OAC Member’s Heartwarming Story
Every so often there’s a story that touches just about anyone who reads it. In case you missed it, the Toronto Star wrote a wonderful piece about OAC member cardiologist Dr. Jack Colman, and how a decision he made over two decades ago has come full circle.
Read MoreUpgraded website launch
Today, the OAC launched their upgraded website to ensure it better serves the needs of our members and the Ontario Public.
Read MoreNew communications package
The issues of quality and cost of cardiac care services in Ontario are always on our minds and the OAC re-engaged its Communications agency (McLellan Group) to develop and deploy a communications package consisting of refreshed website, video storytelling and an OAC members bulletin board.
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