Medical professionals adopt advanced techniques to escalate treatment intensity
The Quebec Federation of General Practitioners (FMOQ) and the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) have escalated their pressure tactics against the Quebec government, with the FMOQ announcing a "gradual deployment of pressure tactics."
In a move that could potentially disrupt essential projects like the Digital Health Record, the FMOQ is inviting its members to refuse to participate in the project and "any other medico-administrative project or activity without guaranteed remuneration." This decision follows the FMOQ's filing of a legal challenge against the Quebec government last Friday for "bad faith negotiation."
The FMOQ's call to action comes after no real change in approach has been observed by them since the government's recent commitment to adopt a more constructive tone in negotiations. The FMOQ considers the tabling of Bill 106 as evidence of the government's bad faith negotiation, as it was tabled without negotiation or consultation with the FMOQ. Bill 106 ties up to 25% of doctors' remuneration to performance indicators.
The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, and his office will be present at a meeting tomorrow with seriousness and good faith to protect the interests of patients. The Minister's office is "very concerned" about the pressure tactics announced by the FMOQ and FMSQ and believes that discussions should take place at the negotiating table. The office stated that pressure tactics targeting essential projects like the Digital Health Record serve neither patients nor doctors.
In a similar vein, the FMSQ will meet with high government officials including the Quebec Health Minister on Wednesday to discuss the pressure tactics they have announced. Members of the FMSQ stopped teaching medical students on Monday, adding to the concerns about the potential delay in graduation for hundreds of students due to the suspension of teaching.
The Quebec Medical Students' Federation (FMEQ) is also concerned about the potential delay in graduation. The FMOQ is asking its members to not fill in for specialist absences in teaching activities, following the ongoing pressure tactics. If the meeting does not demonstrate genuine good faith and proves unsuccessful, the FMOQ will evaluate the possibility of asking family doctors to cease all teaching and supervision activities for pre-clinical and clinical students.
The FMOQ is also calling on family doctors to "cease all participation in medico-administrative activities" except those that have a direct impact on patients. The Minister of Health's office is concerned about the pressure tactics and believes that a meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning to address these issues. The FMOQ's actions are a significant escalation in the ongoing negotiations between the Quebec government and the medical federations, and it remains to be seen how the situation will unfold in the coming days.
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