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Congratulations to New Brunswick’s 2019 medical school graduates from Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick in Saint John, le Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick in Moncton, Memorial University in Newfoundland, and Laval University and University of Montreal in Quebec. The New Brunswick Medical Society is proud of these dedicated new physicians, and we look forward to [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society is pleased to be working with our colleagues across Atlantic Canada to enhance virtual health care in eastern Canada. In May 2019, our four medical associations, along with the Canadian Medical Association, signed a joint statement to call attention to the need for increased use of virtual care. New channels [Read More...]
Today we learned of two additional cases of measles confirmed at Kennebecasis Valley High School, bringing the total number of measles cases in the Saint John area to five. The New Brunswick Medical Society encourages individuals in the KVHS community to take advantage of a special immunization clinic has been set up for today, Sunday, [Read More...]
“On behalf of the physicians of New Brunswick, I would like to sincerely congratulate Dr. Ann Collins, elected as president-elect nominee of the Canadian Medical Association today. Dr. Collins has been involved in various health-care improvement initiatives throughout the course of her career, most notably as a member of the board of directors of the [Read More...]
There has been increasing public and media attention recently regarding opioid use in New Brunswick. This is an important issue, and one the New Brunswick Medical Society takes seriously. Opioids are medications that relieve pain. When used properly, they can help patients. But when overprescribed, or combined with certain other medications, they use can cause [Read More...]
As an emergency physician, I see an alarming number of accidents related to impaired driving, despite the increased awareness and education. Therefore, the New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) is pleased to see that the government is introducing new measures to prevent drug-impaired driving. Following the legalization of cannabis, the NBMS is concerned that New Brunswickers [Read More...]
The New Brunswick Medical Society is concerned with the unhealthy lifestyle choices among children that are contributing to the obesity epidemic. Obesity and diabetes in children have been on the rise over the last 10 years, prompting physicians to be concerned with the unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity that are contributing to [Read More...]