In March, CAS President, Dr Giuseppe Fuda, and CAS CEO Vanessa Foran, met with representatives from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). This included Dany Drouin (Director General of the Plastics and Waste Management Directorate) and Tracey Spack (Director, Plastics Regulatory Affairs Division).
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CAS President, Dr. Giuseppe Fuda, and Chair of the Quality and Safety Committee, Dr. Conor Mc Donnell, provided joint input into Health Canada’s consultation on the Critical and Vulnerable Drug List in February. In their submission, they highlighted several critical drugs used in anesthesia and critical care, that were absent from the list.
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To ensure CAS members' voices are heard ahead of the Ontario election expected in the coming months, CAS Board members and staff met with MPP France Gélinas, NDP Health Critic, and MPP Dr Adil Shamji, Liberal Health Critic. The discussions focused on HHR issues and CAS-proposed solutions.
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This summer CAS began conversations at the federal level on health human resource issues in anesthesia. In July, CAS’ President, Dr Lucie Filteau, and CEO, Vanessa Foran, met with Deborah Gordon, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Deborah Cohen, Chief Operating Officer with Health Workforce Canada.
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CAS continues to disseminate the recommendations put forward in the positions statement: Strategies to Address the Surgical Backlog and Health Human Resource Issues in Anesthesia. At the provincial level, representatives from CAS and BCAS will meet with members of BC's Health Sector Workforce and Beneficiary Services in the summer to discuss developments and practical strategies.
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CAS finished our final round of initial provincial meetings that began last fall, and highlighted the position statement: Strategies to Address the Surgical Backlog and Health Human Resource Issues in Anesthesia, published in October 2023. CAS President, Dr Lucie Filteau and CAS CEO, Vanessa Foran, along with CAS Board provincial representatives met with provincial policy makers including.
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CAS President, Dr Lucie Filteau and CAS CEO, Vanessa Foran, along with CAS Board provincial representatives continue to meet with provincial policy makers from PEI, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Manitoba and British Columbia.
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CAS continues to build on the advocacy work that began earlier this year through ongoing discussions with British Columbia policy makers. This includes a mid-June meeting with BC Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Shirley Bond, former Health Minister and current Shadow Minister for Health, Senior Services and Long-Term Care.
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CAS continues to build on the advocacy work that began last year, starting with the creation of a Public Affairs Committee. The committee is currently focused on introductory meetings with provincial policy makers to ensure awareness of CAS, build collaborative relationships with policy makers and provide insight on some of the key challenges members face every day.
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CAS has been supporting our BC colleagues with their advocacy efforts and in developing a strategy to stop the Ministry from moving closer to including CRNAs in the province. This includes embarking on a concerted and proactive strategy to raise the profile of anesthesiologists among government decisionmakers and share information on the importance of anesthesia care teams.
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In the coming months, we will be embarking on a senior-level meeting program with key officials in major Canadian provinces. During these meetings, we will be focusing on building the profile of CAS and our members, the important role we play in our healthcare system, and how we can provide valuable support and counsel to policymakers as they consider future policies.
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Earlier this year, we learned of the Government
of British Columbia’s plan to introduce Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) as a new
profession in the province, under the guise of their wider plans to eliminate surgical backlogs and improve access to care for British Columbians.
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Response to letter send by CAS President Dr Douglas B DuVal regarding availability of local anesthetics in Canada.
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Letter from CAS President Dr Douglas B DuVal to Health Canada regarding the availability of local anesthetics in Canada.
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