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News November 2019
... and caregivers to better optimize surgical patients’ health before surgery for improved outcomes. Resources have ...
News November 2019
... looking to increase or improve access to care or create health care solutions that will provide better outcomes for ...
News November 2019
... Research Canada study revealed that while administrative health databases are increasingly being used to study mental health in rheumatic diseases, researchers have used different ... and comparisons across publications. Administrative health databases refer to secondary data collected for ...
News November 2019
... to improve equity of care and ensure we have a sustainable health care system for the future. The CPAC is engaging with ... lines of cancer care—the provinces and territories; health care professionals; people living with cancer and ... communities; governments and organizations; and its funder Health Canada. Learn more about the CPAC and the refreshed ...
News November 2019
... and to inform discussions with community members, health care professionals, and health policy decision-makers. For more information about the ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2019
... pretty good job of keeping in touch with my folks as their health deteriorated over the last few years. However, it is ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD November 2019
... 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 ... worry and anxiety for patients. On the other hand, as health care providers, we often have to discuss sensitive, ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD November 2019
... to the masses, but is this always helpful? At a recent CMA Health Summit in Toronto, titled Connected in Care, there was ... Patients want to be informed, active participants in their health care. Physicians, governing bodies, and patients ... empower patients. It allows them to better track their own health care indicators, including heart rate, activity ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS November 2019
... is lack of awareness of their availability. Every BC health authority library has an e-book collection accessible ... library’s online catalogue, as does the UBC library for health care providers with faculty appointments, and the ... conveniently accessible format. Have a look at your local health authority’s collections to support your clinical ...
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 health systems[ 1 ]—in effect, positioning physician health ...