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News&Notes / BY: Neil Pollock, MD, October 2014
... Dr Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of medicine and public health at UCLA, and asked him to find an expert willing to ... in Haiti, and a wonderful start to a sustainable public health initiative.  Despite the challenges ahead, my ... for surgeons from various regions of Rwanda.   News&Notes Teaching a technique to improve health in Haiti ...
News&Notes / BY: Michal Smialowski, MD, January/February 2014
... the community had not had a physician since the Interior Health Authority took over jurisdiction of the area from the ... from the challenges and rewards that I have.  News&Notes Special feature: A remote opportunity: The joys and ...
News October 2013
A report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says that compromised wounds like ... ulcers and bed sores are a serious problem for the health system. According to the report, 30% of patients in ... as 12% in long-term care and 11% in home care. The study notes that between 49% and 85% of the 2000 foot amputations ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2013
... of the various reporting committees and elected officers. Health effects of noise   Dr John O’Brien-Bell requested ... the issue. The matter had been forwarded to the Council on Health Promotion, so Dr Bill Mackie answered that they had ... Dr Clive Duncan Dr Robert Hurley Dr Maureen Piercey News&Notes Special feature: BCMA Annual Meeting 2013 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gary Mazowita, MD, March 2013
... mellitus is a major metabolic disease with known poor health outcomes and significant costs to the individual and the health care system. It is one of several chronic disabling ... in its Diabetes Guidelines for Elderly Residents in LTC, notes that glucose values in the 10 to 20 mmol/L range are ...
News&Notes / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2013
... is also rapidly rising interest in using smart phones for health and wellness.  A survey of Canadians conducted by ... addition, CTWA found that 26% of mobile phone users access health and wellness tools through their devices. Common ... unrelated to any apps mentioned in this article. News&Notes Health-e-Apps: A project to encourage effective use of ...
News April 2013
Australia’s universal health care system outperforms Canada across many measures of ... and outcomes, and offers important lessons for Canada on health policy reform, according to a new report from the ... comparing Canadian and Australian health care, the report notes that Canadian government health ex­penditures ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Coldman, PhD November 2013
... North America both the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTFPH) and the US Preventive Services Task Force ... aid for breast cancer screening created by the Public Health Agency of Canada[ 5 ] to inform women of the potential ... Information handout for patients: BCMJ.org Health Notes Breast cancer screening: Is it right for you? ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert Strang MD, FRCPC December 2012
Prison health care in Nova Scotia By Robert Strang   Nova Scotia ... and one youth).  At that time, the dep­uty ministers for health and justice agreed that the Ministry of Justice would ... by the publication of practical checklists and guidance notes for policymakers and prison management and health ...
News / BY: Clare O'Callaghan, May 2012
... physicians across BC are working together to improve health outcomes and the patient journey through the health care system. Two Shared Care programs highlighted ... implementing e-communication of diagnostics and clinical notes for physicians, registered nurses,  and allied health ...