Ask Ontario’s Doctors: Addressing Health-Care Disparities

June is Pride Month and the Ontario Medical Association has assembled an expert panel to discuss health-care issues in the LGBTQ community, many of which were magnified during the pandemic..

The briefing was chaired by OMA President Dr. Rose Zacharias and these panelists:

Dr. Ed Kucharski, a family doctor and chief medical officer of Casey House, a specialist hospital in Toronto for people living with or at risk of HIV.

Dr. Tim Guimond, a psychiatrist at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health in Toronto and mental health director of HQ, a medical clinic for gay men and transgender people opening in Toronto this summer.

Jack Woodman, vice president for strategy, quality, risk and privacy at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, who spearheaded the effort to have gender-affirming surgeries available at the hospital.

Dr. Amy Bourns, a family physician at Sherbourne Health in Toronto and program director for the Enhanced Skills Residency Program in 2SLGBTQ Health at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine

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What Benefits Do Doctors Get in Canada?
Extended health care such as prescription drugs, vision care, dental;
Full family benefits including health and dental plan;
Semi-private hospitalization;
Life insurance;
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance;
Short and long term disability benefits;
Pension plan;