A message from 2022 physician members of CPSA Council
After two intense years immersed in the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 offered a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel; however, that light also illuminated many longstanding challenges within our healthcare system, leading to another difficult year in care spaces. We want to start by saying thank you to our healthcare colleagues, many of whom are feeling exhausted and burnt out. We appreciate your passion, kindness and resilience as you continue caring for patients across our province.
As both healthcare providers and Albertans, CPSA Council’s physician members are uniquely positioned to guide decision-making on key healthcare issues—a position and responsibility we do not take lightly.
We feel very fortunate to have been elected by our colleagues throughout the province and are committed to fostering safe, high-quality health care in Alberta by guiding the medical profession.
Just as our profession is ever-evolving, so too is our group of Councillors. We were happy to welcome a new physician member to Council in 2022, as each new Councillor brings a wealth of knowledge and a fresh perspective to decisions impacting health care, creating diversity of thought and experience at our Council table. United by a common goal, these perspectives allow us to make decisions in the best interest of patients.
We know providing quality health care is much more than conducting a physical examination or reading lab results— although those are important, too. Providing health care means creating a space where both patients and providers feel safe, respected and empowered to advocate for themselves and others. We also know that health care does not exist in silos, meaning collaboration and communication are instrumental to safe, high-quality care. With an innovative lens and those considerations in mind, Council developed and approved CPSA’s new five-year strategic plan, which will guide our decision-making and reinforce our values as an organization through 2026.
We would like to once again thank our fellow Councillors and the entire CPSA team for their work in 2022. We will continue to lead with kindness and respect as we look ahead to 2023.
Sincerely,
The 2022 physician members of CPSA Council.
2022 physician members of Council (L-R): Nicole Cardinal, Jaelene Mannerfeldt, Raj Sherman, Richard Buckley, Daisy Fung, Christopher Fung, Ian Walker. Not pictured: John O’Connor.