Media Releases

Press Release - March 21, 2020.

The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) & the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)
Press Release: Rural Emergency Departments & COVID19 

News Release  -   October 16, 2019

Here is a joint release from the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada and the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada. The release highlights the lack of attention paid to the health of Indigenous people of Canada during the current election period. It calls on all parties to address the systemic challenges resulting in poor health outcomes for this population.

News Release re Indigenous health in Canada requires stronger commitment ENG (Oct 16 19).pdf

Dr. Paul Sawchuk
President
College of Family Physicians of Canada
 
Dr. Margaret Tromp
President
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
 
Dr. Nel Wieman
President
Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada

News Release  -  September 25, 2019

National Leading Health and Education Organizations Calling for Improved Access to Rural Health Care Close to Home as a Priority for Canada
Joint Statement

CFPC SRPC JOINT STATEMENT

News Release  -  September 19, 2019

OTTAWA –  As we are weeks away from a federal election, the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SPRC) is calling on all politicians to answer to rural and Indigenous populations to making access to health care close to home a priority for Canadians living in rural communities.

SRPC Press Release

Aug 21, 2019
Progress Made in the Rural Road Map Implementation

Emerging Rural Health Care - The Time to Act is Now.

The Rural Road Map Implementation Committee (RRMIC) has made significant progress raising awareness across Canada
about the need for improved access to rural health care close to home, as highlighted in the attached update. Emerging
collaborative efforts have been made with the RRMIC and allied organizations.
Read the full update below.

August 2019 RRMIC UPDATE

April 2019 RRMIC UPDATE

June 6, 2018 - PICTON, ON

Regulatory College to Limit Doctors for Rural Ontario

June 06, 2018 - The SRPC released the following joint statement with the CFPC and OCFP today. 

REVISED - CPSO policy

(Revised Issued June 18, 2018)

SRPC/CFPC/OCFP Joint Statement

June 12, 2018 - CAEP issued a press release and a statement expressing concern about the CPSO Policy "Expectations Physicians not Certified in Emergency Medicine Intending to Include Emergency Medicine as a Part of their Rural Practice Changing Scope of Practice Process."  The SRPC supports this statement and looks forward to continued collaboration with CAEP to ensure that rural Canadians receive optimal emergency care.

CAEP Statement

Margaret Tromp
SRPC President

Fall 2012

This joint position paper has been prepared by the Joint Position Paper Working Group and approved by the Canadian Association of Midwives, the  Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women’s Health  Nurses, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada.
Correspondence to: Kate Miller; millerbuza@yahoo.ca

A review of the current literature on issues of maternity care relevant to rural populations underpins 14 recommendations prepared and approved by 5 national physician, midwifery and nursing organizations. This review and these recommendations are intended to help rural obstetric care providers to continue to provide quality care for women in their communities.

Joint Statement