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News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2012
... White Report, the annual reports of the CEO, Council on Health Promotion, committees and councils, sections and ... Dr Gershon Growe Dr Mary Johnston BCMA EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION   Individual Award Ms Julia Tikhonova ... been peer reviewed by the  BCMJ  Editorial Board. News&Notes Special feature: BCMA Annual Meeting 2012 ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, April 2012
The Mental Health module from the GPSC’s Practice Support Program ... to help them screen patients for a wide range of mental health conditions. The treatment approaches presented through ... with patient developments. MOAs can time manage or make notes on the schedule to advise if a patient might need extra ...
News&Notes / BY: Lila Yewchuk, MD, FRCPC, June 2012
... glucose is therefore essential for a child’s long-term health and learning needs.  Managing T1D in school-aged ... and close communications between the parents, the health care team, and school personnel.[ 13 ] The lack of ... result in a healthier and more prosperous nation. News&Notes Special feature: Unsafe at School: Advocating for ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Evoy, PhD, November 2012
... care—the seamless support of patients across multiple health care providers—is a model aspired to throughout ... bringing together representatives from every aspect of the health care experience, both at a provincial and local level. ... undertakings. SOS Division executive lead Terrie Crawford notes that while system­ic change takes time, the region ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brendan Abbott, December 2011
... right referral resource for your pa­tient? The Community Health­care and Resource Directory (CHARD) is a multi-year ... and their teams with information on specialists, allied health practitioners, and community health services and ... I was also able to access their referral form,” notes Dr Egan. “In a matter of a few clicks I had all the ...
News&Notes / BY: J. Pawlovich, MD March 2011
... Bri­tish Columbia is on the cusp of great change. Rural health care has met the information technology age and things ... between the au­thor and a strongly supportive Northern Health Authority. It was a proposal that articulated the need ... program.   This article has been peer reviewed. News&Notes Special report: Rural echocardiography in northern BC: ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2011
... Dr Robert Raine Dr Beverley Tamboline BCMA EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION  Non-Profit Award BC Cancer Agency—Pap ... transformation taking place throughout Canada in our health care system, and the BCMA has been fortunate to be a ... shy away from what needs to be said and done.”  News&Notes Special feature: Jetha “will not shy away from what ...
News&Notes May 2011
... company. Dr Taunton was invited to speak at the Canadian Health Informatic Awards with GE as the winner of the Project ... Year with 2010 Olympic Winter and Paralympic Games. News&Notes Using pocket-sized ultrasound tools in patient care ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Clay Barber, October 2011
... Other PSP modules include advanc­ed access, mental health, chronic disease management, end-of-life care, and ... medical visits (including patient self-management and health literacy). A module is also in development for child ... the specialist with very little background provided,” he notes. “If the referral is improved and I know more about ...
News&Notes / BY: Robert Young, MD, June 2010
... ideas. He wanted the BCMA to produce a weekly info/health column for the province’s smaller papers. I did not ... before, and I’m amazed at how much fun it all was. News&Notes Special Feature: Personal development and the BCMA ...