News, COVID-19
January/February 2021
... Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital is seeking health care workers’ experiences and perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 public health policies on individuals and communities. VEC is particularly interested in hearing from health care workers in acute care and long-term care ...
News
January/February 2021
... Sight . Turpel-Lafond was appointed by the Minister of Health to lead an investigation into alleged incidents of ... in emergency departments in BC, and in the provincial health care system. The report is the result of the ... of British Columbia. News Addressing racism in the BC health care system: Investigation findings ...
News
January/February 2021
... and Management (CCDPM) have teamed up with digital health company Curatio to provide Canadians with virtual health support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stronger ... Together is a project that uses a social networking health app to connect patients with free online ...
News
January/February 2021
... by Doctors of BC and the British Columbia Ministry of Health through the General Practice Services Committee. News ...
News, COVID-19
January/February 2021
Effective 14 December 2020, health authorities are accepting expressions of interest for ... transitioning to the contract should contact their health authority’s Medical Affairs Department to discuss next steps. The health authority will notify the Ministry of Health of the ...
News
January/February 2021
... collaboration between Doctors of BC and the BC Ministry of Health, published and revised several BC Guidelines. New ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
January/February 2021
... that for a lot of the problems people experience with ill health, other things are going on in their lives that you can ... youth psychiatry, then from child and youth psychiatry to health systems work with Doctors of BC. How do we get more ... It just makes sense for them to do contract work at mental health or to do a contract here or there. I’m not surprised ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 /
BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC
January/February 2021
... However, these measures have also impacted population health and wellness, the health care system, the environment, the economy, and society ... of effects stemming from the response measures, BC public health leaders established the Unintended Consequences ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Harry Karlinsky, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2021
... used telehealth modalities to address barriers to health care delivery. This has required clinical champions, ... resident training programs (family practice and public health and preventive medicine) to include online learning ... will continue to play a critical role in the delivery of health care services and educational activities. WorkSafeBC ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 /
BY: Johanna Trimble
January/February 2021
On 11 July 2020, Andre Picard, Globe and Mail health journalist, tweeted: Jérôme (Jerry) Lalonde: Dec 25, ... long-term care homes must end. #COVID19 is not the only health threat to seniors in institutional care. They need ... Trimble Patient Voices Network Representative Council on Health Promotion COVID-19 Dying for love: Disconnection in ...