/R E P E A T -- Media Alert - Release of 2014 Report Card on Wait Times in Canada - Time to Close the Gap/

OTTAWA, May 30, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - On June 3, the Wait Time Alliance (WTA) will release its annual report card, giving Canadians a picture of how long they wait to access a broad range of medical procedures and services.

Details of the report card will be discussed, including:

• grading performance in the five initial areas using pan-Canadian government benchmarks and grading a wider range of procedures/treatments using WTA benchmarks;
• grading provincial wait time websites;
• accomplishments to date and recommendations

Date and time:	June 3, 2014 at 10 a.m. (EDT)
Speakers:	Dr. Chris Simpson, WTA Chair Dr. Suzane Renaud , French spokesperson
Location:	1867 Alta Vista Drive, Powell Argue Boardroom, Ottawa, Ontario

Members of the media may attend the media briefing on site or participate by teleconference. Telephone lines will open at 10 a.m and reporters can register on the call 15 min. prior. Reporters dialing in will be able to ask questions by telephone.

Dial-in number: 416-340-2217 / 866-696-5910 – Pass code: 2422116
Instant replay:   905-694-9451 / 800-408-3053 – Pass code: 9869761

 

Individual interviews with spokespersons from WTA member organizations may be arranged after the technical briefing.

The Wait Time Alliance (WTA) is a partnership comprised of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society, the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine, the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology, the Canadian Association of Radiologists, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, the Canadian Geriatrics Society, the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the Canadian Rheumatology Association, the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

SOURCE: Canadian Medical Association

Lucie Boileau, Canadian Medical Association, Telephone : [phone] ext. 1266 - Cell.: 613 447-0866, [email protected]