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Obituaries / BY: Vera Frinton, MD December 2021
... in Nepal establishing and providing maternal and child health care programs. He later also achieved a diploma in ...
Letters / BY: Lesley Horton, MD, CCFP December 2021
... “Preventative medicine counselling all forms, e.g.: health maintenance, assessment and counselling to include ...
Letters / BY: Anne Pousette, MD, MPH December 2021
... preventive counseling” to those engaged in prioritizing health system spending. However, I would like to acknowledge ... conversations, particularly given the inequity of health and outcomes that have been exemplified throughout the ... what we learned from the pandemic about health inequities and re-engaging in proactive use of health ...
Letters / BY: Renee Fernandez, MD, CCFP December 2021
... play in promoting a return to physical activity and other health promotion activities. Dr Horton correctly pointed out, however, that this care, as with many health promotion activities, is currently not payable by MSP ... of physical activity, for patients with specific health conditions (diabetes, hypertension, COPD, and ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2021
... best an uphill struggle. Not by choice, I have sampled the health care system from the other side, initially during ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD December 2021
... long term, especially in terms of development and mental health, is very real and probably resonates with many other ... Due to a lack of social interactions, and with public health measures such as social distancing and masking in ... is undoubtedly also contributing to significant mental health concerns. A study in China investigating symptoms of ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD December 2021
... To simply put one foot in front of the other as a health care worker during these times is a heroic act. And ... chronic underfunding and misallocation of resources in our health care system. In a cruel twist, we are relied upon more ...
News December 2021
... accompanying social media campaign to promote pelvic floor health by sharing best practices. The website is home to four ... to illustrate best practice clinical guidelines on pelvic health and prevention of disease from the Society of ... Gynecologists of Canada. So far, the videos cover pelvic health and pregnancy, obstetrical anal sphincter injuries, ...
News December 2021
... is a pandemic-driven innovation from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), with support from the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). VCH recognized the need for ...
News December 2021
... delivered by text message. Research[ 1 ] by the Public Health Agency of Canada has shown that new parents in Canada ... Faculty of Medicine’s School of Population and Public Health, SmartParent was developed by researchers from UBC in collaboration with Optimal Birth BC, the BC Ministry of Health, and BC health authorities, and in consultation with ...