Midwifery to be offered in Newfoundland and Labrador

Midwifery to be offered in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador

This document has been prepared at the request of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. It represents a brief synopsis of a range of issues identified as important for the sustainability and development of rural Newfoundland and Labrador. Small-group consultations were held with members of Memorial University, the Federal Government and the Provincial Government. Time constraints leading...

Retention of specialist physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador

BACKGROUND Although specialist physicians comprise nearly half of the physician workforce in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), relatively little is known about their retention patterns. We compared 2 cohorts of physicians who were initially licensed to practise in NL between 1993 and 1997 and between 2000 and 2004, to examine whether retention had changed over time. Additionally, we examined the ...

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Newfoundland and Labrador.

BACKGROUND Newfoundland and Labrador, like other health care jurisdictions, is faced with widening gaps between the demands for health care and a strained ability to supply the necessary resources. The authors carried out a study to determine the rates of appropriate and inappropriate coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the province and the waiting times for this surgery. METHODS This r...

From telematics to web-based: the progression of distance education in Newfoundland and Labrador

Introduction The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is located on the east coast of Canada. The province, which has both an island and mainland portions with a total area of 505 066 square kilometres, has a population of approximately 550 000 people. With about 60% of the population living within a 150-kilometre radius of the capital region, the remainder of the province is sparsely populate...