From The Desk Of The President

While many New Brunswickers are still confused over the outcome of the recent election and are wondering who will end up leading the province, I see an opportunity. No matter who ultimately forms government, we have an unprecedented opportunity for collaboration and finding common ground. There are 49 elected MLAs who can and should work [Read More...]
In my line of work, I am not someone you want to meet. And frankly, I don’t want to meet you either. My name is Dr. Serge Melanson. I am a father, a husband, and an emergency room physician at The Moncton Hospital. I have been working in the ER for the past 15 years. [Read More...]
With the provincial election looming, the New Brunswick Medical Society is advocating a three-prong approach to creating Smarter Health Care for New Brunswickers. Our plan would see government hire more family physicians, reduce wait times in emergency departments by establishing quick care clinics led by family physicians, and fill 66 vacant specialty positions around the [Read More...]
In my last letter I outlined our prescription for putting physicians where patients need them by filling the current 39 family physician vacancies and adding an additional 50. When New Brunswickers become ill or injured, many can’t access their family physician, because they either don’t have one, or cannot get a rapid appointment.  Unfortunately, the [Read More...]
As part of the New Brunswick Medical Society’s ongoing campaign to enhance patient care in the 2018 provincial election, physicians have a prescription for smarter health care and a healthier province.  Young or old, sick or well, strong or infirm — for the vast majority of New Brunswickers, a family physician is typically their first [Read More...]
Technology has completely changed the way we deliver healthcare. Surgeries that used to take hours now take minutes, and are far less invasive. We can detect issues faster, and more accurately. 3D printing to produce drugs based on our individual DNA may soon change the way our pharmacies dispense our medications. Consider everything we do [Read More...]
Fifty-five years ago, Saskatchewan NDP leader Tommy Douglas introduced the first government-controlled, universal single-payer medical insurance plan in North America. This was followed by a national initiative a decade later. At the time, many were apprehensive about this major change to the health system, including physicians. Decades later, our healthcare system is one of our [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society President Dr. Dharm Singh’s speech to the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance, regarding a study of the proposed changes to the Income Tax act respecting the taxation of private corporations is available here. Dr. Singh delivered this speech November 22, 2017 in Saint John, New Brunswick.  [Read More...]