Tommy Ricketts, VC: Newfoundland and Labrador war hero and pharmacist

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...

Midwifery to be offered in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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...

Tobacco smoking and colorectal cancer: a population-based case-control study in Newfoundland and Labrador.

OBJECTIVE Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) has the highest incidence rate of both colorectal cancer (CRC) and smoking prevalence in Canada. The objective of this study was to examine if CRC is associated with smoking in this population. METHODS Newly diagnosed cases identified between 1999 and 2003 were frequency-matched by 5-year age group and sex with controls selected from the residents of N...