2021

• June
  • 18 Health Minister’s Comments on Doctors Per Capita Do Not Tell the Full Story
  • 7 Dr. Susan MacDonald 96th President of NLMA

• May
  • 27 NLMA launches campaign to encourage COVID-19 vaccine uptake

• March
  • 19 NLMA calls on Eastern Health to address vaccine inequity among community physicians

• February
  • 11 NLMA advises employers not to send employees to doctors for “work from home” requests or sick notes

2020

• March
  • 17 Advice for patients regarding appointments at medical clinics

• • 5 Unfilled residency positions signal worsening problems for province woefully short of family doctors

2019

• November 
  • 27 Physician Resource Forecast for Family Medicine
    
    
• October 
  • 9 People with lower incomes most affected by family doctor shortage

• September 
  • 16 New Polling Results Show a Growing Number of Patients Without a Family Doctor
    
    
• June 
  • 3 New NLMA President Dr. Charlene Fitzgerald releases Virtual Care Strategy
    

     

• April 
  • 24 Doctors ask election candidates to endorse recommendations for improving access, innovation and sustainability in the health care system 

2018 

• October
  • 25 Doctors Encourage Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to Get the Flu Shot
  • 17 NLMA Launches Cannabis Campaign in Response to Legalization

• June
  • 27 Province’s first Family Practice Network launched in Central
  • 5 Dr. Tracey Bridger Installed as 93rd President of NLMA

• May
  • 22 Doctors release vision for tackling problems in Family Medicine 

• January
  • 3 NL Health Minister needs a lesson on the different roles of health care providers: NLMA

2017

• December
  • 21 Doctors concerned government intends to reform health care from behind closed doors

• November
  • 15 Doctors fear Prescription Monitoring legislation may have unintended consequences

• September
  • 28 Proposed federal tax changes will impact recruitment and retention of doctors
  • 7 NLMA launches campaign calling on government to reinstate doctor-delivered flu shots

• June
  • 6 Dr. Lynn Dwyer installed as 92nd President of the NLMA

• May
  • 19 NLMA partners with Count Your Cubes campaign to encourage less sugar consumption

• January
  • 17 NLMA releases findings from Provincial Forum; Proposes plan for Rebuilding NL Health
  • 3 Physicians providing safe rides home for New Year’s babies for 30 years

2016

• June
  • 6 NLMA installs 91st President, applauds legislative amendments to prevent smoking
• March
  • 24 NLMA releases recommendations for achieving health system sustainability

• February
  • 17 NLMA to engage physicians and patients on difficult choices facing the health care system

2015

• December
  • 18 NLMA provides a safe ride home for province's New Year's Babies
• June
  
  • 24 NLMA awards bicycle, helmets, to grade four students
  • 8 Dr. Jonathan Greenland installed as 90th President of the NLMA

• April
  • 1 NLMA anounces bicycle safety poster contest - Keep Your Lid On... It's The Law! 
• March
  • 6 NLMA, ARNNL, PANL and NLCFPC announce shared support for primary health care renewal

2014

• December
  • 19 NLMA provides a safe ride home for province's New Year's Babies
• April
  • 2 NLMA endorses Choosing Wisely Canada

• March

• • 28 NLMA applauds Government's decision to subsidize smoking cessation therapies

2013

•  June
  • 17 Physicians protest cuts to refugee health care on National Day of Action
  • 10 Physicians elect Dr. Yordan Karaivanov as the new President of the NLMA

• March
  • 21 Physicians respond to recent cuts to health services, lack of expert input

• January
  • 23 NLMA partners with Hockey NL, new apps raise concussion awareness

2012

• December
  • 21 NLMA delivers infant car seats, calls for bicycle helmet legislation

• November
  • 8 NLMA calls on province to fund tobacco cessation therapies for low-income people

• June
  • 4 Physicians elect Dr. Tony Gabriel as new NLMA President

2011

•  December
  • 23 NLMA infant car seat program celebrates 25th year

• October

  • 31 NLMA supports establishment of psychiatric treatment centre for youth

   

• September

• • 15 NLMA releases recommendations on improving care for seniors 

• July
  • 14 NLMA supports Government’s decision to ban cosmetic pesticides
  • 1 NLMA applauds new tobacco legislation

•  June
  • 13 Dr. Sandra Luscombe installed as new NLMA President

•  May
  • 17 NLMA asks for the public’s input on care for seniors

•  April
  • 13 NLMA wins 2 international communications awards

•  March
  • 30 NLMA holds think tank on seniors care