Ontario Cardiologists Call on Auditor General of Ontario to Investigate Misuse of Public Resources
Today, the Ontario Association of Cardiologists (OAC) issued an open letter to Ms. Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General of Ontario, calling on her to investigate the provincial government’s spending in cardiac care and report on what the association considers to be a serious misuse of public resources.
Read MoreOpen Letter to Auditor General of Ontario
Re: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Misuse of Public Resources
Read More2016 Budget Fails to Address Ontario’s #1 Killer: Heart Disease
The 2016 Ontario Budget, tabled in the Ontario Legislature by Finance Minister Charles Sousa today, revealed that the Wynne government has no plan to fight Ontario’s #1 killer: heart disease.
Read MoreSubmission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
OAC President Dr. Jim Swan delivers remarks at Queen’s Park
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OAC Board member Dr. Murray Matangi speaks out on government cuts
Psychiatrist Janet McCulloch and opthamologist Don Smallman are among the Kingston-area doctors raising alarm over cuts to fees paid to physicians. (Elliot Ferguson/The Whig-Standard)
Read MoreOntario’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.
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