Presidents Letters

Dear Colleagues, I am honoured to serve as president of the New Brunswick Medical Society for 2019-2020. Coming off the heels of an excellent and informative Physician Summit, I wanted to extend my appreciation to the many physicians who attended and to the NBMS staff who worked tremendously hard to pull off a great event. [Read More...]
Dear Colleagues, The New Brunswick Medical Society and provincial government announced today that we are moving from a single integrated Provincial Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to an open market. The decision to move to an open market follows an extensive review of the existing Provincial EMR program and nine months of discussion with government. We believe that [Read More...]
Dear Colleagues, The New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) appeared as a stakeholder before the provincial government’s legislative committee hearings on Bill 39, an act respecting proof of immunization for school-aged children, last week. The NBMS strongly believes that the medical community and society must do all we can to protect the health of New Brunswickers, [Read More...]
Atlantic medical associations address virtual care Dear Colleagues: This President’s Letter is being sent to all physicians in the Atlantic Provinces. It is a joint statement by the four Atlantic medical associations and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) about the priority we attach to “virtual care”. Virtual care consists of patient/physician interactions, or episodes of [Read More...]
Dear Colleagues, The Department of Public Health announced a third confirmed case of measles in the Saint John area today, Friday, May 24. Public Health also contacted the New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) to ask that physicians in the Saint John and surrounding areas encourage their patients to participate in an initiative to prevent further [Read More...]
Dear Colleagues, In conjunction with our first Physician Wellness Conference in Fredericton today, the New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) is pleased to launch NBMS Wellness. A refreshed physician health and wellness service, NBMS Wellness provides support to physicians and their families who may be coping with the demands of practice, relationships, addiction, and other mental health or life [Read More...]
Dear Colleagues, The New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) is in contact daily with the Department of Health and the office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health regarding the measles outbreak in Saint John. We wanted to provide you with an update on the situation. Below are links to a Department of Health Q&A and [Read More...]
Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that we announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the New Brunswick Medical Society and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). This MOU sets terms for our two organizations to collaborate on developing joint initiatives that will have a meaningful and measurable impact on the health [Read More...]