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NLMA unveils
public information campaign
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By Jonathan Carpenter
The new president of the
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association launched a grassroots
public information campaign during the Association’s recent annual
general meeting in St. John’s. |
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MUNMED grads
number one in national exam
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By MUNMed Staff
For the second time, Memorial
University Medical graduates placed first in the country in the 2006
Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam Part II, written in
October after the first year of postgraduate training. |
G O V E R N M E N T
R E L A T I O N S
Health Minister
says province is committed to physician resource planning
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By Jonathan Carpenter
During this year’s annual
general meeting, Health Minister Ross Wiseman focused on physician
resource planning in his keynote address to delegates. |
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AGM serves up clinical
pearls from colleagues
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By Dr. Susan King
Well, we just wound up
another successful annual general meeting. Of course we have a new slate
of officers, some of whom I managed to corner and get them to pass over
some of their clinical pearls, gleaned over years of practice. Here’s
what I learned... |
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Fast Facts,
summary brochure of health reports, available
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By NLCHI Staff
The research and evaluation
department of the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health
Information (NLCHI) publishes summary reports on health status, known as
Fast Facts, throughout the year. |
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AGM in brief
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By Jonathan Carpenter
Award and scholarships of the 2007 NLMA
AGM. |
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Educate yourself about executor duties
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By Robert Kavanagh
As a result of the aging
population, many adult children are taking care of elderly parents ...
If you have been named an executor of your parents’ estate, you need to
educate yourself about your obligations. |
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d u c a t i o n
Professional
Development Conferencing Services launches two new courses
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By PDCS Staff
Two new Mainpro M1 Credit courses have
been announced by Professional Development and Conferencing Services at
Memorial University. |
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Training in
Newfoundland great experience
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By Dr. Robin Williams
July 1st, 2005. That was the day my
life changed and I moved to Newfoundland. |
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New study
shows long-term effects of smoking in the home
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By Mary Lynn Pender
A new study presented at the American
Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference in May indicates another
important reason to refrain from smoking around children. |
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Bust finds
place of prominence at CMA House
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By Jonathan Carpenter
Dr. Harry Duncan Roberts
was the first Newfoundlander to serve as president of the Canadian
Medical Association. He was honoured at a ceremony at Government House
in St. John’s earlier this month |
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P R O M O T I O N
New book traces
challenges of living with Crohn’s Disease
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Submitted Article
The challenge of
living with Crohn’s Disease is the focus of a new book by Newfoundland
and Labrador author Sonia Glover. Coping With Crohn’s: The Pain and the
Laughter traces Ms. Glover’s journey dealing with the disease, from her
first symptoms as a child, to being diagnosed, and finally, to
treatment. |
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R O M O T I O N
Cancer
Society’s Daffodil Place a place to call home for patients
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Submitted Article
The Canadian Cancer
Society is building Daffodil Place in St. John’s. The facility will meet
the growing need for accommodation by people living with cancer who must
travel to St. John’s for specialized treatment. |
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H P R O M O T I O N
Clinic helps
women with urinary incontinence
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By Rhonda Fagner
An estimated 3.3 million
Canadians suffer in silence. Urinary incontinence has an enormous
psychological, social, and economic impact on an individual’s quality of
life. |
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h A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
Headache for
physicians ends as Ottawa revamps passport rules
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by Patrick Sullivan
The federal
government has eliminated a problem that had exasperated many doctors by
revising the country's passport application process. |
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