WPS Presents: Medical Abortion in Canada

You can download the WPS Committee’s Fact Sheet here: EN/FR

In Memoriam: Joan Ford, Past President, 1972-73

November 4, 1925 – October 31, 2021 Dr. Joan Ford died peacefully on October 31 in Vancouver. She will be remembered as the first woman on the medical staff of the Royal … Read more

MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS – DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT, AND CURRENT RESEARCH

Presidents’ Message: CMA Annual General Meeting

Dear friends and colleagues, Please read this important message. The mission of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) is the professional, social, and personal advancement of women physicians. … Read more

Climate Change and Health Effects

by Dr. Nahid Azad, on behalf of the FMWC Women, Peace, and Security Committee Climate change has been described by the Lancet as the “greatest threat to health of the … Read more

“A Better Future” – FMWC 2021 Virtual AGM and Educational Sessions

The Federation of Medical Women of Canada’s Annual General Meeting and Educational Assembly is the annual event where we welcome physicians at all stages of their careers, as well as … Read more

Call for Nominations: FMWC 2021-2022 Board of Directors

The FMWC is looking for members to join the Board of Directors for 2021-2022.  All roles will be assigned at the first meeting of the 2021-2022 Board of Directors to … Read more

FMWC Presents: Schulich Well Being Program: Peers for Peers Model a First for Canada

Dr. Andrea Lum, Vice Dean Clinical Faculty Affairs, and Dr. Laura Foxcroft, Assistant Dean for Faculty Wellbeing, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, will present a lunch time webinar on … Read more

A Call to Action for Truth and Reconciliation in Health Care

Dear Members, As we collectively grieve the loss of 215 Indigenous Children at the T’kemlups te Secwepemc Nation in British Columbia, I invite us all to honour these lost children and the … Read more

Invitation to Go Orange

Dear FMWC Members, It has been a heavy week with the discovery of the 215 children buried at T’kemlups te Secwepemc Nation residential school. There is great urgency in “Calls to Action” for … Read more