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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Basil Boulton, MD July/August 2005
... and youth, and this needs to be rectified. The Canada Health Act promises “to protect, promote, and restore the ... residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial barriers.” It does not ... is central to a child’s security and care. Hospitals, health programs, and communities must therefore be designed ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC July/August 2005
... history of travel on the requisition. Reporting to public health Physicians must report clinical cases consistent with ... fall) and lab-confirmed WNV fever to their local medical health officer. A more detailed investigation of cases will be undertaken by public health to increase understanding of the clinical picture and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael D.D. McNeely, MD, FRCPC, FCACB July/August 2005
... V6R 4N6) and supported by a grant from the BC Ministry of Health. In this endeavor, each lab was sent three samples ...
Clinical Articles / BY: R. Kirk Poulos, MD July/August 2005
... number of CKD cases. [1]  In the Vancouver Island Health Authority, for example, these pressures have resulted ... accruing benefits from lifestyle changes and other general health measures. [2] Examining the interface between primary ... arrangement where family doctors, specialists, and other health care providers (such as dietitians, community nurses, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nancy Craven, MD, CCFP July/August 2005
... or patient flow sheet, such as the one available from BC Health Services. Both the Vancouver Island Kidney Care Initiative and the Fraser Health Kidney Care Initiative have developed new ... kidney disease to become actively involved in their own health care and can be successfully integrated into the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gregory M.F. Ganz, MD, CM, FRCPC July/August 2005
... for guidelines The impact of chronic kidney disease on health is significant. In addition to the morbidity of ... from the Kidney Foundation of Canada and BC Ministry of Health. Current literature was reviewed, including guidelines ... illness and the time required to deal with their multiple health issues. Despite this lack of financial support, there ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lesley A. Stevens, MD, FRCPC July/August 2005
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem, with increasing incidence and prevalence, ... Disease Education Program of the US National Institutes of Health, and the American Society of Nephrology, and it also ... the recent initiative by the British Columbia Ministry of Health to have clinical laboratories report GFR estimates ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2005
... there was a lot of discussion of private and public health care and all the surrounding implications, questions, ... will be more collaborative in its approach to addressing health care issues, and in its dealings with the physicians ... to work with us to ensure a healthy population, a dynamic health care system, and a vibrant medical profession. We have ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD September 2005
... of mentoring. To ensure BC has a sustainable and vibrant health care system, our aspiring young doctors require role ...
Premise / BY: Hugh D. Tildesley, MD September 2005
... Recently the coalition met with the premier, minister of health, and senior ministry staff. The presentations made to ... this country, drug licensing is the responsibility of the Health Protection Branch (HPB). This federal agency is ... safety and efficacy having already been established by the Health Protection Branch. He has concerns about the advice ...