Media Alert - Dr. Anne Doig, CMA President, will speak at The Economic Club of Canada on Nov. 25 in Toronto

OTTAWA, Nov. 20 /CNW Telbec/ - Canadian Medical Association (CMA) President, Dr. Anne Doig, will be the luncheon speaker at the Economic Club of Canada on Wednesday, Nov. 25th at the Sutton Place in Toronto.

In her speech "Health Care Must be About Patients not Politics" Dr. Doig will talk about the need to transform how patients receive health care in Canada. The key is patients, not politics. Dr. Doig will unveil elements of the CMA plan, which is being built upon an unprecedented effort by Canada's physicians to reach out to patients and put their interests back at the heart of health care.

    Date:        Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009
    Time:        11:45am - 1:30pm
    Location:    The Sutton Place Hotel
                 955 Bay Street, Toronto

Dr. Doig will be available for interviews after the luncheon.

Dr. Doig's speech will be webcasted live (audio only) around noon on the following link: http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2889920

For further information: Lucie Boileau, (613) 731-8610 or (613) 731-8610 or 800-663-7336 ext. 1266, Cell.: (613) 447-0866, lucie.boileau@cma.ca