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The new
president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association
identified some key priorities for the coming year in his inaugural
speech at the Association’s recent annual general meeting in Gander.
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Nell, the new
name and visual identity for the NLMA’s electronic medical record
project, is inspired by a piece of Newfoundland and Labrador medical
history.
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Dr.
Sunil Patel, president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA),
highlighted the desperate need in Canada for real political action
to bring about better access for better health in his speech to the
NLMA’s annual general meeting recently. |
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Provinces are
struggling to meet the changing, complex health needs of patients in
the absence of long-term, stable federal funding and Newfoundland
and Labrador is no exception, Health and Community Services Minister
Elizabeth Marshall noted during her keynote address at the NLMA’s
annual general meeting recently in Gander. |
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Following are the resolutions from the 2004 NLMA annual general
meeting held June 4 and 5 in Gander. |
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We often hear about
programs, new and old, that can help our patients and ourselves but
don’t always have the contact information right at hand. |
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Kids Eat Smart
Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador is proud to have the
partnership of the NLMA, and the personal support of Dr. Susan King,
Kids Eat Smart Leading Thinker. |
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Please accept this
letter of thanks. I am deeply honored and grateful to receive a
bursary of $1,500 from the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical
Association. |
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Bonds are investment
products offering both stability (if held to maturity) and a stream
of regular income. |
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Newfoundland and
Labrador Medical Association Executive Director Robert Ritter is
pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Brown as Policy Analyst
effective April 19th, 2004. |
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Now that the roll-out
of the physician referral program to the Newfoundland and Labrador
Lung Association’s Smokers’ Helpline is complete, NLMA President Dr.
Andrew Major wants every doctor in the province to use the fax-back
forms to assist their patients who smoke to kick the habit. |
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New, state-of-the-art
online technology developed in Newfoundland and Labrador is keeping
physicians across Canada current on the latest medical practices and
knowledge. |
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With 2004 shaping up as
the year patient safety takes centre stage, CMA says the medical
profession will welcome both the attention and the changes that will
result. |
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A case that came before
the Supreme Court of Canada on June 8 is ostensibly about two
sections of Quebec’s medicare legislation, but affidavits filed by
several parties suggest that Canada’s medicare system as a whole may
be on trial. |
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The CMA says a new
planning process could help solve the licensing problems facing
international medical graduates (IMGs) in Canada. |
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The CMA’s running
battle with the federal government over the way it applies the GST
to physicians has taken a new turn. |
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Alzheimer Disease is a
progressive, degenerative brain disease that affects a person’s
ability to perform day-to-day activities. |
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Nexus
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Nexus
DEFINED
A connected group or series; a bond, a connection.
Nexus is
published quarterly for Newfoundland and Labrador's physicians. It is a forum for
the exchange of views, ideas and information for members.
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