AMA Section of General Psychiatry (SGP)

The Alberta Psychiatric Association (APA) is linked to the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) through the Section of General Psychiatry. Our Section's voting rights at AMA Representative Forums depend on the number of psychiatrists who are members of AMA and also members of our Section. We currently have two Representative Forum (voting) positions and if numbers increase, our section will increase to three Representative Forum representatives. We also actively liaise with the AMA's Section of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (SCAP), with the SCAP President sitting on the APA Executive as a non-voting member, and having a separate Child & Adolescent representative at AMA Representative Forums.

An important section function is to represent psychiatrists during fees and benefits negotiations that establish the Alberta Health Care Schedule of Medical Benefits.

Our section's Representative Forum reps are eligible to seek committee positions within AMA, with various opportunities including the sought-after AMA Board of Directors positions.

The SGP holds its Executive and Annual General Meetings in conjunction with, but separate from the Alberta Psychiatric Association. It operates under separate bylaws which it shares with other AMA Sections.

Our Executive

DR. KAREN DUNCALF President	DR. SUDHAKAR SIVAPALAN Past President, RF Representative	DR. SUDHAKAR SIVAPALAN President-Elect
DR. MANRIT KAUR TAKHAR Secretary Treasurer, Conference Chair	DR. KATHY FITCH Executive Member-At-Large, Representative Forum Delegate	DR. PADRAIC CARR Executive Member-At-Large
DR. TAYLOR KALLIS Executive Member-At-Large	DR. NATHAN FINKBEINER Executive Member-At-Large	DR. LAURA STOVEL Executive Member-At-Large
DR. MICHAEL MARTYNA Executive Member-At-Large