OMA: Pharm & Vet. associations pay for OMA Mental care.

OMA receives yearly $250,000 from combined Pharm. + Vet associations to receive help from OMA 20 staff of "Physician Health Program".

U.TORONTO FREE LECTURES

PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR – Thursday, October 3, 2013 Speaker | Dean Buonomano, PhD Institution | Departments of Neurobiology and Psychology, University of California, L.A. Title | “The role of short-term synaptic plasticity and neural dynamics in timing and neural computations” Date | Thursday, October 3, 2013 Time | 4:00 pm Location | Medical Sciences Building, Room 2172, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Sponsors | Department of Physiology Seminar Series, CIHR Team Research and Training Program: Sleep & Biological Rhythms Toronto, CPIN – Collaborative Program in Neuroscience CPIN CORTEX CLUB – Thursday, October 3, 2013 Brain features and flaws: can the brain understand itself? Prof. Dean Buonomano Depts. of Neurobiology & Psychology, UCLA 5:30PM, Thurs. Oct 3rd Upstairs at the GSU Pub (16 Bancroft Avenue) CPIN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE – Friday, October 4, 2013 buonomanoSpeaker | Dean Buonomano, PhD, Departments of Neurobiology and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles Title | Time and the Brain Date | Friday, October 4, 2013 Time | 4:00 pm Location | Room 108, Koffler House (569 Spadina Crescent) Host | Sheena Josselyn, PhD Co-Sponsor | Psychology Brian & Behaviour Seminar Series -- For more information, see the CPIN Website: http://www.neuroscience.utoronto.ca/ CPIN Distinguished Lectureship Series: http://www.neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/lectureship.htm CPIN Cortex Club: http://www.neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/cortexclub.htm CPIN Upcoming Neuroscience Seminars: http://www.neuroscience.utoronto.ca/events/seminar.htm

CATASTROPHIC INSURANCE TO 75

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CPSO: Lawyer Brenda DOIG leaves for TD BANK.

Brenda Doig Senior Lawyer at TD (after returning from Maternity leave some time ago) Toronto, 79 WELLINGTON ST. M5J 2Z9 Previous College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Torys LLP Education University of Toronto Doctors are warned about dealing with the Toronto-Dominion Bank as their Senior Lawyer is the less than ethical Brenda DOIG The new 2014 Revised Rules of Professional Conduct should help control her excessive zeal).

SAS Institute Inc & MEDICAL RECORDS

"SAS (pronounced "sass") once stood for "statistical analysis system," and began at North Carolina State University as a project to analyze agricultural research. As demand for such software grew, SAS was founded in 1976 to help all sorts of customers - from pharmaceutical companies and banks to academic and governmental entities. SAS – both the software and company – thrived throughout the next few decades. Development of the software attained new heights in the industry by being able to run across all platforms, using the multivendor architecture for which it is known today. While the scope of the company spread across the globe, the encouraging and innovative corporate culture remained the same. In 1988, SAS opened its physical operation in Canada. SAS (Canada) has many long-standing customer relationships and recently celebrated 25th anniversaries with RBC, Bell Canada, CIBC and BMO. SAS (Canada) employs both technical and vertical industry experts to ensure that our predictive and business intelligence solutions align and solve our customers’ business problems. Headquartered in Toronto, SAS (Canada ) employs more than 300 people across the country at its Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto offices. The SAS Canada headquarters at 280 King Street East" http://www.sas.com/offices/NA/canada/en/corporate/sas_canada.html OMA Economics Dept (Dr.B.KRALJ PhD + 9 staff) subscribe to SAS) Cost to provide SAS Statistical analysis system to all OMA members would be approx $300,000 then $100,000 yearly.(according to SAS). (Comment: this would give extra visual information value to OMA members' medical records and be a defence against the ease of CPSO-appointed OMA-member "PEER ASSESSORS" charging their colleagues with professional incompetence for so-called "poor record keeping". CPSO makes money forcing accused doctors to take Record Keeping Courses in Toronto at about$700 + travelling costs. (BTW the CPSO-appointed doctor who gave the lectures was recently charged by CPSO for improper Narcotic prescribing.)

McGILL UNIVERSITY: FREE CONFERENCE REPORTS

http://www.mednet.ca/en/credits.html Accredited Conference Report Series (See program description at the bottom of the page) Latest Reports 8th World Congress of Melanoma - New Advances in the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma: Targeting the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway XXIV Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)/ 59th Annual Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC) Meeting - Potential for Advances in the Treatment of Hemophilia A 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) - New Antidiabetic Medications Yield Flatter PK, More Predictable Blood Glucose Levels than Standards 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) - Clarity Grows on the Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Routine Control of Type 2 Diabetes SLEEP 2013 - 27th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies - Sleep-Wake Systems Intersected: A New Dawn in the Treatment of Sleep Disorders Digestive Diseases Week 2013 - Progress in Control of Constipation: Highly Specific Agents Change Treatment Algorithm International Conference of the American Thoracic Society - Updates in the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Primary Care Today 2013 - Update on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Primary Care 23rd European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Serum Antifungal Concentrations Are Fundamental to Cure of Invasive Aspergillosis 8th Congress of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation - The Potential of IV Iron Treatment in IBD Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology - Emerging Concepts in the Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology - Seeking Better Outcomes for Indolent Lymphomas 10th Canadian Immunization Conference - Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Focus on the New Serogroup B Disease Vaccine 10th Canadian Immunization Conference - Improving Influenza Protection in Seniors with Adjuvanted Vaccines 10th Canadian Immunization Conference - Nasopharyngeal colonization and disease transmission: Eradication of Vaccine-Specific Organisms Dramatically Reduces Disease Incidence in Recipients/Non-Recipients Alike 4th European Multidisciplinary Meeting on Urological Cancers (EMUC 2012) - Targeting the Androgen Receptor in Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer: A Step Forward 63rd McGill Annual Refresher Course for Family Physicians - Update on Family Medicine: Oral Anticoagulants, Stroke Management, Ovarian Cancer 76th Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) - Protection Against Radiologic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis with JAK Inhibition Appears Similar to IV Biologics 65th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society - Effective Event Reduction in the Era of New Oral Anticoagulants: Pursuing Options 2012 Canadian Hypertension Congress - A Template for Improved Blood Pressure Control and Better Adherence: Integrating Third Generation b-blockers and Single-pill Multiple Mechanism Combinations 2012 Kidney Week of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) - Options for Iron Correction and Erythropoiesis Stimulation: Better Benefit:Risk Through Individualized Therapy 21st Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) - Progress in Advanced Basal-cell Carcinoma: Exploring Hedgehog Pathway Inhibition 37th European Society of Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) - Exploring Benefits of Multitargeted Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours 89th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Paediatric Society - Prevention and Minimization of Potential Complications from Infection and Disorders in Infancy 2012 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) - Progress in Oral Biologics for Rheumatoid Arthritis 28th CINP World Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology - Resetting the Internal Master Clock: A Novel Approach to the Treatment of Depression 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - Hormone Activity Suppression in Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer 10th Annual Primary Care Today Conference - Preventing Allergies in Infants: Focus on Atopic Dermatitis 15th International Congress of Endocrinology and 14th European Congress of Endocrinology (ICE-ECE) - Hyponatremia: Optimizing Clinical Approaches 22nd European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) - Primary Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis in Hematology Patients

OMA JOBS

Sr. Policy Analyst, Emerging Issues - September 2013 The Senior Policy Analyst is responsible for undertaking research, analysis and evaluation of emerging issues in the health care system... Sr. Policy Analyst, Hospital Issues (12 Mth Contract) September 2013 The Ontario Medical Association is recruiting for a Senior Policy Analyst to focus on hospital issues... Staff Technologist, Ontario Laboratory Accreditation (OLA) - September 2013 The Quality Management Program—Laboratory Services (QMP–LS) is a department of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) operating under agreement between the OMA and the Ministry of Health... Sr. Policy Analyst - Health Policy The OMA is seeking to hire a Senior Policy Analyst (Research) in its Health Policy department, which identifies and responds to emerging and on-going issues in the health care system as they affect physicians and patient care. Administrator, Business Development & Partnerships - Engagement & Program Delivery The Administrator, Business Development & Partnerships, is accountable to the Director, Business Development & Partnerships for providing administrative support to the department. Coordinator, Business Development & Partnerships - Engagement & Program Delivery The Coordinator, Business Development & Partnerships, is accountable for the coordination and monitoring of established business relationships that support members professional and personal business needs. Business Analyst, Customer Experience - Insurance Services August 2013 The Business Analyst, Customer Experience is accountable for providing business analysis, member and client insights with a view to improving the customer experience, Net Promoter Score and perception of OMA Insurance's value proposition. Director, Public Affairs - Public Affairs & Communications August 2013 The Director, Public Affairs, is accountable to the Executive Director, and is responsible for developing, managing, executing and evaluating media and government relations initiatives and programs that support the short and long term goals of the OMA. Team Leader - Service and Operations Insurance Services June 2013 The Team Leader is accountable to the Director, Insurance Service & Operations. The Team Leader is responsible for supervising the activities of the Insurance Service & Operations team including; project planning... Previous Page T