GOC Position Statement Regarding the Resignation of Three Gynecologic Oncologists in Newfoundland and Labrador
September 30, 2008 - View letter from GOC to MoH and Premier of NL
September 24, 2008 - View letter from Drs. Dawson, Popadiuk and Power
September 22, 2008
Province reaches deal with gynecologic oncologists (PDF - from The Telegram - September 22, 2008)
Cash found to keep cancer doctors: Williams (PDF - from CBC News - September 22, 2008)
September 9, 2008 - Eastern Health Seeks Support from Gyn Oncologists outside of Newfoundland and Labrador (PDF)
September 2, 2008 - View Letter from GOC Officers to NL MoH and Premier (PDF)
August 5, 2008 - The GOC has today issued their position regarding the resignation of our three gyn oncology colleagues in Newfoundland and Labrador
- GOC Position Statement regarding the resignation of the three gyn oncologists in NL (PDF doc)
- Déclaration de principe de la GOC concernant la démission des trois gynécologues oncologues de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (PDF doc)
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(PDF doc from The Telegram - July 31, 2008)- Resignations concern womens¹ groups, opposition
(PDF doc from The Telegram website only July 31, 2008) - Can cope with resigning cancer docs: NL health minister (PDF doc - from CBC News - July 31, 2008)
- "We need these people" - Ovarian cancer survivor says travelling for treatment difficult (PDF doc from The Telegram - August 1, 2008)
- A ‘have’ province can afford quality (PDF doc – from Friday’s Globe and Mail August 1, 2008)
- The government of Newfoundland and Labrador must improve its standard of care for patients with gynecological cancers (PDF doc - from Globe and Mail - August 2, 2008)
- Had no choice but to resign, Nfld. cancer specialists say (PDF doc - from Saturday's Globe and Mail August 2, 2008)
- Open Letter to Newfoundland and Labrador Premier and Health Minister from Ovarian Cancer Canada
(PDF doc)
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- Médecins spécialistes : inquiétude au Québec
(PDF doc - La Presse le lundi 4 août 2008) - Talks open to avert resignations of 3 gynecologic oncologists (PDF doc - from CBC News - August 13, 2008)
- Short-term reprieve for NL gynecologic cancer patients (PDF doc - from CBC News - September 8, 2008)
- Doctors who resigned struggle with health authority for patient list (PDF doc - from Globe and Mail - September 9, 2008)
- Patients could die without speedy solution to oncology impasse, Williams told (PDF doc - from CBC News - September 17, 2008)
- Gyne-oncologists will still take patients, doc says (PDF - The Canadian Press - September 18, 2008)
- Provincial Government outlines response to gynecologic oncologists (PDF - September 19, 2008)
- Newfoundland and Labrador offers proposal to gynecological oncologists (PDF - Globe and Mail - September 19, 2008)
- Compromise on compensation persuades cancer doctors to stay put in Newfoundland (PDF - Globe and Mail - September 23, 2008)
- Doctor deal welcomed (PDF - The Telegram - September 23, 2008)
