Recent Media Advisories

NLMA annual meeting scheduled for June 27 in St. John’s
June 25, 2009 The annual general meeting of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) will be held on Saturday, June 27 at the Holiday Inn in St. John’s. Incoming President Dr. Brendan Lewis, an orthopedic surgeon in Corner Brook, will focus on physician professionalism and restoring confidence in the province’s health care system.

Recent Statements

Statement issued today by the NL branch of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (PDF)
September 10, 2008 A statement by Dr. Nora Duggan, CFPC President-Elect, on behalf of the NL Branch of the College of Family Physicians of Canada

Statement issued on behalf of Grand Falls-Windsor general surgeon, Dr. Peter Blackwood (PDF)
June 18, 2008 A statement on behalf of Dr. Peter Blackwood

Recent News Releases

Gander physician nominated for presidency of Canadian Medical Association
February 26, 2010 Physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador have elected Dr. John Haggie, a general and vascular surgeon in Gander, as the province’s 2010-2011 nominee for President-Elect of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). Pending the endorsement from delegates at CMA General Council in Niagara Falls in August 2010, Dr. Haggie will assume the office of the CMA President at the CMA’s 2011 annual meeting in St. John’s.

Poll reveals support for cosmetic pesticide ban
October 9, 2009 The Newfoundland and Labrador Pesticides Coalition is pleased to share the results of a recent poll, commissioned by the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), which asked residents of this province about the use of cosmetic pesticides.

What is government doing to protect our health and environment from cosmetic pesticide use?
June 9, 2009 The time has come for our provincial government to explain why it is not acting to protect its citizens' health and environment from the unnecessary risks posed by the cosmetic use of toxic pesticides, say members of a large and growing coalition of organizations and concerned citizens.

Recent Letters to the Editor

Progressive guidelines on disclosure should be incorporated into health care culture in this province: NLMA (PDF)
April 12, 2008 Just a few short weeks ago the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) released a new publication entitled Canadian Disclosure Guidelines. Ironically, the event went fairly unnoticed in our province, overshadowed by the far more dramatic proceedings of the Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing (the Commission). But it is a milestone of historic importance for the Canadian medical system and nowhere is it more worthy of our attention than right here in our own province at this very point in time.

Health care shortages and heavy workloads (PDF)
March 15, 2008 The Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing will begin its long-awaited public hearings next week. Six critical questions will guide the inquiry – they all pertain exclusively to what, how and why things went wrong with specific laboratory tests and whether matters were handled correctly once problems were discovered. An over-arching goal of the initiative is to restore public confidence. But confidence in what? The mandate of the Commission is narrowly defined to a particular service area, that of laboratory services. As the hearings begin, we need to ask ourselves a number of tough questions and not lose sight of the big picture.

Recent Backgrounders

Dr. Elizabeth Callahan
June 26, 2008 President (2008-2009)

Dr. Joseph Tumilty
May 31, 2007 President (2007-2008)

Dr. Terry O'Grady
May 19, 2006 President (2006-2007)

Popular Graphics

Dr. Joseph Tumilty (JPG)
May 31, 2007 President (2007-2008)

Dr. Terry O'Grady (JPG)
May 31, 2006 President (2006-2007)