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Clinical Articles / BY: Erica Frank, MD, September 2010
... environment, the provincial culture, and the types of people who choose to live in BC.  If such factors were ...
News&Notes / BY: Jeremy Smith, May 2010
... that time she worked with the EMR vendor and IT support people to ensure that the system was responsive to the ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD May 2010
... in December 2008 when I, together with some 6000 people from around the world, heard about a pediatric trauma ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD January/February 2010
... the shuffling under the rug of Vancouver’s homeless people, the tremendous cost of hosting the Olym­pic Games at ... but more than anything it’s a call to action to inspire people to be active, be healthy, and eat right. A number of ... can succeed. That’s a great message to inspire our young people today to pursue their dreams. Many athletes are ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD June 2010
... pooped.  There are genuine politicians out there and people within the ministry who really are interested in what we do and helping us to do it better. Finding those people and working with them has been a real joy, and I hope ... keep perspective and balance.  1. Don’t allow other people’s emergencies to become your emergencies.  2. Life ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC March 2010
... after the procedure. The radiation exposure to other people is very low; for example, the total dose of radiation ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Megan Isaac-Renton, BSc, July/August 2010
... hunters, trappers, and those who handle ill wild animals. People working with sheep have been reported to be at high ... infected animal.  Infection can be prevented by educating people at high risk (animal handlers, trappers, and farmers ... and to insect vectors that harbor disease) and encouraging people to avoid exposure to insects in endemic areas. Because ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD, May 2009
... the number of cases was already declining as a result of people leaving the area, Snow managed to reduce the number ... had numerous such organisms in their stools and healthy people did not. He described a “comma-shaped bacillus” ... But these factors are a gigantic challenge for millions of people living in pov­erty around the world. Thousands of ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD May 2009
... arts, and boot camp are relatively new as more and more people participate. We’re also wiser, for the most part, to ... and bike riding clubs in every community. However, many people still refuse to see the benefits of physical activity. ... active lifestyle. As well, surveys have shown that people who are physically active enjoy retirement more, ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2009
... place of many informal exchanges among colleagues. When people stop talking to each other barriers can go up, ... group that will look at the care gaps for these young people and the professionals who work with them. The school ... the pulse of a diverse social and ethnic group of young people must be closely involved. In the school we are working ...