Airwaves Winter 2018

Celebrating Pay Equity for RRT’s in Primary Care
The MOHLTC is facilitating healthcare policy transformational change. As RRT’s having
an active voice at the table ensures we are part of that change. Through our Community
RT Special Interest Group we were able to advocate for pay equity for RRT’s in primary
care. Sara Han BSc RRT CRE, Community RT Co-Chair, represented the RTSO at a meeting
with the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC), the Association of Family Health
Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) and the Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario (NPAO)
and other interdisciplinary associations representatives on January 18, 2018 to discuss
recruitment and retention investments for primary care professionals. We would like to
celebrate with you that RRT’s have pay equity with our interdisciplinary colleagues. This
is a major milestone, and evidence of the important advocacy role of the RTSO.
Bill 71, The Lung Health Act
On Tuesday, December 12th in the Legislature, Bill 71 The Lung Health Act was passed
by unanimous consent. The Ontario Lung Health Advisory provides provincially-based
advice and recommendations on lung health to the MOHLTC to make improvements in
lung health awareness, diagnosis, treatment and care. The RTSO is proud to have been
a member of the Lung Health Caucus and look forward to working collaboratively with
our partners towards the implementation of an Ontario Lung Health Action Plan.
The RTSO is well positioned to be a strong advocate for our profession and more
importantly for our patients. Please join the RTSO and encourage your colleagues to
join so we can grow our voice and leadership one breath at a time.
Thank You,
Dilshad
Dilshad Moosa RRT CRE CTE MASc
RTSO Executive Director
office@rtso.ca
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