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Beyond Medicine /
BY: Judy Dercksen, MD
January/February 2019
... years ago that patients need to take charge of their own health. Expanding on programs studied at Stanford, he created ... their symptoms are more likely to take charge of their own health.[ 5 ] Many physicians are not aware of ... coordinator of the Interior Self-Management Program, notes that the various Self-Management BC programs have been ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brenda Hefford, MD
November 2019
The Canadian Medical Association Statement on Physician Health and Wellness identifies physician health as a quality indicator in the overall functioning of ... pamphlet published by the Physician Health Program[ 3 ] notes that physician burnout is more prevalent and more ...
Editorials /
BY: Yvonne Sin, MD
November 2019
... to her GP, they only discussed them in their consultation notes. Third, for various reasons, she often had her CT scans ... allowed to do so. The responsibility for knowing your own health history should be shared between you as the patient and your health care provider. Steps are being taken to allow patients ...
News
March 2019
... University of British Columbia professor in the Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing, Kelowna, ... of living well with an awareness of dying. Robinson notes that globally there are 14.1 million new cancer cases ... with awareness of dying,” was published in Qualitative Health Research . It is available online at ...
News
October 2019
... and then submit to the European Medicines Agency and Health Canada. The trials considered in the approvals are usually the same. Dr Loree also notes that they weren’t able to analyze the participation ...
President's Comment /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
October 2018
... and banks are rarely used for banking. And yet, there’s health care. While we celebrate innovative successes such as ... if they use the same platform. Handwritten emergency room notes arrive by mail. Requests for health care services must be faxed on specified forms. When ...
Editorials /
BY: Ehud Ur, MBBS, FRCPC
November 2018
... or obese.[ 1 ] DC estimates that the cost to the BC health care system of diabetes-related hospitalizations, ... doing about the present danger and anticipated tsunami of health care costs? The Diabetes Charter for Canada[ 7 ] has ... conflicting recommendations for diabetes management and notes that Therapeutics Initiative messages disseminated to ...
President's Comment /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
June 2018
... I’m at work so late. If I leave before dictating all my notes and returning all my calls, then I feel guilty about ... right. That practising medicine should be good for our health too. That we need to channel our frustrations. That ... and advanced access and 24-7 imaging and digital health, all begging to be scaled. We have a new governance ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Charuka Maheswaran, MD
May 2018
... to lack running water than other Canadians.[ 3 ] Boyd notes that the “disparity between water quality on and off ... as they see fit.[ 4 ] Because of the Canada Labour Code, Health Canada has installed water treatment systems for their employees (sent to provide health care for local peoples) so that they can have access ...
Editorials /
BY: Rona E. Cheifetz, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS
March 2018
... for breast cancer of 88%,[ 1 ] while an American source notes that patients with stage I disease are currently felt ... Brenda Lau, and Alan Nichol use their experience in Fraser Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority to address some of the physical ...