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News January/February 2022
... of British Columbia, and plans to pursue a career in health sciences. She also volunteers regularly in her ...
News / BY: Erin Connors January/February 2022
A major legislative change regarding health trusts was introduced in the summer of 2021. Health trusts are used to offer employee health benefits in a manner that is tax effective for the ...
News January/February 2022
... stating they do not have access to the resource through a health authority. Within 2 weeks, they will receive an email ... free subscriptions to UpToDate have been made available by health authorities to specialists with active admitting ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2022
... justice causes that are important to me—access, equity, health economics, addressing disparities. If we can create ... potentially we’ve got a system that provides equitable health care. I’m lucky that I have a group of like-minded ... continuum; I really value that. Is there a particular health care issue you think needs more attention right now? ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Tiffany Wong, MD, FRCPC January/February 2022
... gets perpetuated by the patient and multiple types of health care providers. On the basis of an erroneous allergy ... and many other institutions worldwide. The tool leads the health care provider to a real-time questionnaire. Physicians ... Penicillin allergy de-labeling is an established public health challenge whose solution requires a concerted effort ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: A. Maria Chung, MDCM January/February 2022
... caregiver for important discussions. The BC Provincial Health Services Authority provides translation services for ... Geriatrics and Palliative Care Subcommittee Council on Health Promotion Culturally sensitive care and seniors ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME January/February 2022
... in BC Medical legal issues: Duty to report Mental health: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ... it is and its current role in treatment of mental health conditions Musculoskeletal conditions: Calcific ... injuries—important management considerations Physician health: Physician Health Program of BC Rehabilitation: Review ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Jiwei Li, MD March 2022
... individual but also on partners, caregivers, family, the health system, and society as a whole, there has been a growing commitment by the health sector, government, and community organizations to ... associated with frailty such as deteriorating mental health and cognition, social isolation, risk of falls, and ...
Letters / BY: Roger Purnell, MBChB, FRCSC March 2022
... and long waits, the response from governments and some health authorities was to increase the number of MRI scanners ... has led to a worsening of the problem. In the Northern Health Authority (NHA), between 2018 and 2019 this policy led ... that ideas and efforts to curb the wasteful spending of health care money are not met with more acceptance from ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2022
... space was developed.” —Terry Lake, BC Minister of Health, May 2016 It is with great reluctance that I write ... are inundated daily with media stories of COVID leading to health worker burnout and shortages, hospital and ICU bed ... paying with their lives. Those responsible for running our health system should have seen this coming. Both prior and ...