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Public Forum: Public Health Care: How can we afford it? Date:Friday, May 14 Time:7:00 p.m. Place:Firefighter's Conference Centre6515 Bonsor Street, Burnaby(in the Metrotown complex) SPECIAL GUESTS: Iglika Ivanova, Economist and Public Interest Researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on supporting innovation in the public health care system. Well known public interest lawyer Steven Shrybman on the aggressive constitutional...

The BC Health Coalition is calling into question the provincial governments commitment to defend public health care in the courts in the wake of the recent appointment of Kip Woodward as chair of Vancouver Coastal Health ... the provinces second largest health authority. Mr. Woodward is a former Board member of the for-profit Cambie Surgery Centre and his family investment...

MEETING DATES ADDED Facility Date Time Location Peach Arch Hospital Wednesday May 5 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Diagnostic Imaging Department Conference Room Peach Arch Hospital Wednesday May 5 11:30 - 1:30 p.m. Committee room near the cafeteria Surrey Memorial Hospital Wednesday May 5 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.and4 - 5 p.m. Conference room in the Medical Imaging Department BC Cancer...

The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine will host a national conference in Vancouver from May 13-15, 2010. For details and registration information, see www.transfusion.ca The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine is a multidisciplinary society which promotes and supports the best practice in transfusion medicine in Canada through education, communication and partnerships. Conference poster

On April 28 ... the National Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job ... HSA President Reid Johnson and the unions Board of Directors will place a wreath at a ceremony in downtown Vancouver. All workers and their families are invited to pay tribute to workers who have been injured or killed on the job, or...

May 2 - 8, 2010 is National Occupational Health and Safety Week. The attached information from Worksafe BC provides a listing of resource materials to assist in any promotions you may consider, in support of this week.More information can be found at the WorkSafe BC website. Printer-friendly version

The expiry of the 2006 ... 2010 Health Science Professionals collective agreement on March 31, 2010 was marked with continued discussion between the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association and Health Employers Association of BC about the principles that will be used for a thoughtful discussion in negotiating a collective agreement that protects quality health care and values the work of...

Fight cuts to health and social services Join HSA President Reid Johnson at a rally on Saturday April 10 to fight recent government cuts ... including cuts to arts and culture funding, seniors services, early childhood education and infant development, mental health and addictions services, supports for the disabled, and an array of social services. The Coalition to Build a...

The Coalition to Build a Better BC will hold a rally April 10 to fight recent government cuts ... including cuts to arts and culture funding, seniors services, early childhood education and infant development, mental health and addictions services, supports for the disabled, and an array of social services. HSA is among the members of the Coalition, which includes groups...

HSA members who work in a supervisory role will have the opportunity to attend a one-day workshop in Vancouver at the HSA office. Monday, May 31, 2010 Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Supervisors have particular concerns and needs and sometimes feel -caught in the middle". One of the goals of the "Supervisors in the Union" workshop is to resolve apparent conflicts...