AMA warns Alberta surgeons about going it alone
CMAJ 2000;163(2):200
The president of the Alberta Medical Association has warned 18 cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons that it will continue to represent all of the province's doctors in negotiations with the province. A May 30 letter from President David Bond was sent to all members after the AMA received resignation letters from the 18 members of its Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. The association was also notified that the surgeons wanted to continue receiving all benefits available to AMA members; although the surgeons would be eligible to pay a nonmember administrative fee that would make them eligible to receive CME and CMPA reimbursements, Bond warned that they would lose benefits such as AMA insurance and the right to invest in MD Management. Dr. Dennis Modry, president of the section, said the resignations were prompted by AMA opposition to Alberta's Bill 11, which would lead to more private surgical services in the province. The request to dissolve the section will be considered by the AMA's Representative Forum Sept. 16. In the meantime, Bond has issued a call for unity. "The profession of medicine, and our cherished autonomy and clinical independence, are best protected and ensured through unity of all physicians, speaking with one voice," he said. — Patrick Sullivan, CMAJ
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