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President's Comment / BY: Jack Burak, MD March 2005
... best suited to represent them and govern this province. Health care will certainly be included in the party platforms ... number of physicians who will want to ensure that certain health care issues are effectively debated among the various politicians. Given that health care is the number one issue for British Columbians, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP March 2005
... carcinogenicity of chrysotile asbestos: A review. Indust Health 2001;39:57-64.  PubMed Abstract Pistolesi M, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maria Corral, MD, FRCPC April 2005
... with bright light therapy in the BC Reproductive Mental Health (BCRMH) program. Improvement with this treatment for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Shaila Misri, MD, FRCPC April 2005
... discontinue pharmacotherapy once pregnancy is confirmed. Health care providers in general are reluctant to prescribe ... currently being investigated in the BC Reproductive Mental Health program. Conclusions Treating pregnant and ... consultation does not include an assessment of mental health before and during pregnancy, women at high risk are ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Patti Dods, MET April 2005
Exposure to air pollutants is an important public health problem in British Columbia. Conservative estimates ... visits caused annually by air pollution. [1] From a human health perspective, particulate matter is the air pollutant ... Exposure to PM 2.5  has been linked to many adverse health effects including premature death, exacerbation of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Nelson Ames, MD April 2005
In place of the regular article by the Environmental Health Committee, I have asked my friend and colleague, Dr ... happens here? —W.G. Meekison, MD Chair, Environmental Health Committee Paradise. That was how my wife, Gail, and I ... next life-shaping experience. —Nelson Ames, MD Medical Health Officer, Kootenays Council on Health Promotion ...
Editorials / BY: Shaila Misri, MD, FRCPC April 2005
... BCMJ, Part 1 of this theme issue on reproductive mental health described the challenge of identifying common ... the work of the British Columbia Reproductive Mental Health program based at BC Women’s Hospital and St. ... of British Columbia Medical Director, Reproductive Mental Health, BC Women’s Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital ...
Letters / BY: Anthony Kenyon, MB April 2005
... card. It has the vital statistics of the patient and a health care number. A photograph is being added to avoid ... is paid within 48 hours. It is the intention of the French health care services to develop this carte vitale into ...
News / BY: John McCracken, MD April 2005
... community, FASD has been identified as a major public health concern. It affects approximately 5 of every 1000 ... —Sandie Braid, CEBS BCMA Benefits Department Doctors' health program moves The Physicians' Health Program of BC has moved their offices to: Suite 912 - ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP April 2005
... last fall, WorkSafeBC (the WCB) has been developing claims/health care management teams that specialize in specific ... 7 October 2005. To download registration form, visit the Health Care Provider Centre at  www.WorkSafebc.com. ...