Today’s release of a national survey that shows 95% of Canadians agree a national strategy on seniors’ health care is needed has special lessons for New Brunswick, the President of the province’s Medical Society says. “New Brunswick is Canada’s second-oldest province,” said Dr Lynn Hansen. “This report hammers home what local doctors have been talking [Read More...]
New Brunswick’s doctors are in Ottawa today to represent the province at Canada’s “Parliament of Medicine” and take provincial ideas to a national audience. “We’re focused on bringing motions forward to our national colleagues that will make a difference to our entire nation,” said Lynn Hansen, President of the New Brunswick Medical Society. “Our recent [Read More...]
“Doctors have heard the message from our patients– they want politicians to fix three big problems in the health system,” said Dr Lynn Hansen, President of the New Brunswick Medical Society. “Doctors are going directly to the public with our solutions to these problems. We want patients to ask their local candidates about how they [Read More...]
We’re pleased the government is moving forward with drug coverage for New Brunswickers who are unable to afford the high cost of what doctors call ‘orphan drugs.’ These drugs are designed for extremely rare diseases and have incredibly high costs. We are particularly pleased that the government is using an evidence-based approach to assess and [Read More...]
Doctors around the province are prescribing physical activity to their patients, an initiative which has seen thousands of prescriptions handed out across the province so far. “Saint John doctors have already been involved in encouraging schoolchildren to get active, so the prescriptions fit very well with what we’ve been working on,” said Dr. Laurie Potter, [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society sent a letter to all provincial political parties this morning, asking them to support legislative change to ensure Medical Officers of Health have a legislatively defined responsibility to speak to their patients – all New Brunswickers. “Physicians need to be able to speak to patients about matters related to their [Read More...]
In advance of the Provincial Wellness Conference this week in Moncton, the President of the New Brunswick Medical Society announced today that dozens of doctors around the province are planning to increase their prescribing of a drug that reduces anxiety and stress, improves mood and healthy sleep habits, and lowers risks associated with chronic diseases [Read More...]
The Minister of Health and President of the New Brunswick Medical Society have announced that the Province of New Brunswick and New Brunswick Medical Society will sign a new fee-for-service agreement, effective April 1, 2014 and extending to March 31, 2016. “We are pleased to complete the ratification process with a record turnout from fee-for-service [Read More...]