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Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce B. Forster, MD, MSc, FRCPC May 2005
... more women died from CAD than from breast cancer. [2]  Health Canada reported in 1998 that the economic burden of ... Atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease are huge health concerns in Canada and North America. They constitute ... will likely play an increasingly important role in health care management in the coming years. Competing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... for patients, and suicide. [10-12]   • The long-term health effects of chronic sleep deprivation are more ... evidence of poorer gastrointestinal and cardiovascular health as well as increased rates of breast cancer and early ... lack of resources has led some to suggest that BC’s health regions should be responsible for paying very large ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2005
... discussions, commissions, and inquiries about Canada’s health care system is that “better management is required, not more money.” Health care planners and decision-makers are increasingly ... Studies have also shown that rural individuals utilize health services less often than their urban counterparts, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: K. Pielak, RN, MSN May 2005
... against vaccine-preventable disease. The BC Ministry of Health Services, in partnership with the BC Centre for Disease Control and provincial health authorities, are pleased to provide information about ... all children 18 to 48 months of age who present at public health clinics or family physician offices will be offered ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2005
... adult learning seem to be offering an increasing number of health courses that fly in the face of well-established ... Other programs claim to advance the understanding of human health through the use of flower remedies, reflexology, and ... British Columbia. There is a concern continent-wide that health education, particularly outside university settings, ...
Editorials / BY: H. Ewart Woolley, MD May 2005
... of 16 members of whom 14 were appointed by the Minister of Health. Bylaws are enforceable in law. Bylaws must be ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD May 2005
... did previously at much less cost to my physical and mental health, and the company I own a fair chunk of is expanding ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS May 2005
... are not eligible. Neither is a person who has a mental health related diagnosis, unless he or she also has a ... UBC Department of Family Practice and Vancouver Coastal Health are developing an innovative family practice clinic in ... The Family Practice Group will link with Vancouver Coastal Health service delivery programs. Vancouver Coastal Health, ...
Premise / BY: Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP May 2005
... between physicians, patients, and the Ministry of Health. Physicians, patients, and the Ministry of Health all have expectations, rights, and responsibilities. ... and 24/7 telephone access to an on-call physician or health professional would be offered. The physician and her ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP May 2005
... workers, employers, and physicians, along with other health care providers, to develop and implement appropriate ... about the WCB’s rehabilitation programs and other health care benefits. Billing code for telephone ...