We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jane Philpott on July 1, 2020 as the new CEO of SEAMO and Dean of Queen’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr. Philpott brings with her a wealth of knowledge in Global Health, having practiced general medicine in Niger early in her career (1989-1998) and later acting as the lead collaborator in the development of the first training program for Family Medicine in Ethiopia (2013).
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jane Philpott on July 1, 2020 as the new CEO of SEAMO and Dean of Queen’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr. Philpott brings with her a wealth of knowledge in Global Health, having practiced general medicine in Niger early in her career (1989-1998) and later acting as the lead collaborator in the development of the first training program for Family Medicine in Ethiopia (2013).
We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Reznick Scholars in Health Professions Education, which recognizes the distinguished service and leadership by Dr. Richard Reznick at Queen’s University.
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) entered into a Binding Arbitration Framework in June 2018 to resolve outstanding issues regarding the Physician Services Agreement (PSA). The Binding Arbitration Settlement was announced in February 2019, highlights are provided below:
Please join us in welcoming our 60 new physicians to Team SEAMO! Each individual brings a dynamic set of skills and expertise that will contribute to the advancement of clinical care, research, and education amongst all SEAMO partners.
Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care
The third and last COVID-19 Advance Payment will be provided by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in July 2020. You can see the full background on the program here.
Updates:
Details of the COVID-19 Advance Payment monthly amount are found in physician’s Remittance Advice (RA). A physician can get access to their RA one of two ways:
We are very proud of how our physicians have embraced a new online platform (Reacts) to provide virtual care. Prior to COVID-19 a small group of physicians were using OTN to provide virtual care. However, with so many physicians pivoting to virtual care as a result of the pandemic, a new platform was required to support to load. SEAMO and Kingston Health Sciences Centre have been working together to implement this new tool.
Many of our specialists have jumped on board and we have the numbers to prove it.
When completing a consult, you can send optional feedback to the specialist who answered your case.
Fast Facts
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We are excited to announce new groups that are available for eConsult. For more information, you can reference the groups in the OTNhub directory or contact the SEAMO Digital Health Support Team.