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Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi January/February 2019
... have participated in cultural safety training, and health coaches from the Kwakwaka’wakw Maternal Child Health Project are available to assist patients with travel ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM January/February 2019
... US$100 million annually to spend on programs for mental health and addiction.[ 3 ] The bad news is that there are ... metrics because they are most closely correlated to health risks.[ 12 , 13 ] If you’re looking at this ... you might have an issue with the correlation of use to health risks, because one “daily user” may smoke all day, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maxwell Moor-Smith, BSc January/February 2019
... of the mushroom and an ongoing risk of misidentification. Health care providers need to be aware of this risk, as ... A. phalloides [ 5 ] ( Figure 1 ).  Mushroom foragers and health care providers should be aware of the expanded range ... Special Access Programme. Oral silibinin is available at health food stores, but it may be inactivated when given with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark A. Lau, PhD, R.Psych January/February 2019
... cannot be underestimated. Data from the Canadian Community Health Survey[ 1 ] revealed a 1-year prevalence of 5.4% for ... and anxiety disorders are strongly associated with chronic health conditions,[ 4 ] showing a bi-directional relationship ... timely and appropriate access to high-quality mental health services remains a critical issue in Canada and a ...
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 ... program aimed at supporting patients in their homes, the Health Coach Program, which thousands of patients with all ...
Obituaries / BY: Elizabeth J. Watt, MD March 2019
... the position of coroner, justice of the peace, and medical health officer. He set up clinics in Sandspit, Skidegate ...
News March 2019
... Complex Care Planning and Management Fee G14043: GP Mental Health Planning Fee G14063: GP Palliative Care Planning Fee ... and Management Fee Simplifying billing The Personal Health Risk Assessment (Prevention) (G14066) has been amended ... the GPSC added the following note to some of its mental health fees: “Documentation of the effect(s) of the ...
News March 2019
... cases, women perceived a lack of communication from their health care providers about the risks of cannabis as an ... the latest evidence on women’s perspectives on the health aspects of cannabis use during pregnancy and ... and 2% chose cannabis (see Figure ). While research on the health effects of cannabis is limited, some studies have ...
News / BY: Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD March 2019
... engagement and building links between people through health care. The conference started with welcome remarks from the Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr Arun Garg, the conference chair. Sessions ... War on Diabetes. Deljit Bains, leader at the South Asian Health Institute, advocated for transformation in the ...
News March 2019
... University of British Columbia professor in the Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing, Kelowna, ... with awareness of dying,” was published in Qualitative Health Research . It is available online at ...