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Council on Health Promotion / May 2014

Overcoming obesity and unhealthy weight in children and youth in BC

By: Tom Warshawski, MD,, Jean-Pierre Chanoine, MD,, Mary Hinchliffe, MD

Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, stroke, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. Unhealthy behaviors that promote weight gain begin during childhood. Most children do not... Read More

Billing Tips / May 2014

Number one billing error seen in audits

By: Keith J. White, MD

With the support of the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC), a regular column will appear in the BC Medical Journal that provides information on the most common billing errors discovered... Read More

BC Centre for Disease Control / May 2014

New HIV testing guidelines in BC

By: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC, Gina Ogilvie, MD, MSc, FCFP, DrPH, David Moore, MD,, Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC

A 23-year-old male presents to student health services with a mononucleosis-like syndrome. A 42-year-old previously healthy, married woman presents to her long-time family physician with a 3-month... Read More

WorkSafeBC / April 2014

Did you know? A fun quiz from WorkSafeBC

By: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME

1.    A physician reviews each medical report you submit to WorkSafeBC. (a)    True     (b)    False 2.    You’ve... Read More

News / April 2014

Telus Health acquires BC-based EMR provider

Med Access Inc., a Kelowna-based company providing electronic medical record (EMR) services to 2000 specialty and general practice physicians in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, has... Read More

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959