Calgary doctors are planning "virtual strikes" to fight the government's decision to impose a fee settlement.

The virtual strikes means doctors won't stop working, but they will donate their income on selected days to charities, the Alberta Medical Association and Alberta's opposition parties.

Fred Horne, Alberta's minister of health, announced last Friday that he was imposing a five-year fee settlement after 20 months of negotiations.

Health Minister Fred Horne faced a packed hall of more than 300 tense and frustrated doctors at the Calgary and Area Medical Staff Society's annual dinner meeting. (CBC)

Dr. Lloyd Maybaum, the president of the Calgary and Area Medical Staff Society, told doctors at their annual meeting last night that the fight is not over.

"Well this dragon has awoken and the prod in the ribs that we received on Friday, I daresay, will galvanize us as a profession," he said. "I for one have had enough of this abuse."

Horne was also at the meeting, where he faced a packed hall of more than 300 tense and frustrated doctors.

He says the government is not putting up more money than it has already committed to in talks with the Alberta Medical Association, but he says he is willing to negotiate with doctors on how that money is allocated.

"We are facing a projected $3 billion deficit for this year. We are not seeing the improvement in the energy revenues that we were hoping for," said Horne.

Dr. Scott Beach told the minister at the meeting he is also facing a new fiscal reality in 2012.

"My staff is not less expensive, it's more," he said.