Letters /
BY: Hillary Lawson, MD,
September 2006
... addition, I would suggest to Dr Tyers ( BCMJ 2006;48(4):163) that he do his research regarding Cuba. While that ...
Editorials /
BY: Dr J. Mark Ansermino, FFA, MMed, MSc, FRCPC
September 2006
... 10 causes of death and illness in the developed world, [4] claiming 100 000 to 218 000 lives in the United States ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
September 2006
... abdominal pain, seizure, cardiac arrhythmias, and coma. [4] These effects only ever occur at levels far in excess of ... evidence has been found to support these claims. [4,6] The bottom line The addition of fluoride to water ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Philip Hassen, MPH, FCC, HSE,
September 2006
... financial and coordination support to the campaign ( Table 4 ), and hosts the campaign’s web site (see ... 10 BC organizations): Total: 26 94 5 41 166 Table 4 . Teams participating in Safer Healthcare Now! as of July ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Dr J. Mark Ansermino, FFA, MMed, MSc, FRCPC
September 2006
... the building of a stronger information infrastructure. [4] Without it, our health care system will deteriorate in ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Bruce C. Carleton, PharmD,
September 2006
... of ADRs in the US are US$30 to $130 billion annually. [1,2,4] These estimates are even more meaningful when compared ... for Health Information (CIHI). They found that only 4% to 10% of cases identified were reported to the Canadian ... drug reactions for all ages. Of these reports, 7000 (68.4%) were classed as serious. The majority of reports (59.7%) ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: G. Ross Baker, PhD,
September 2006
... further developed and used these methods in Australia, [4] England, [5] New Zealand, [6] and elsewhere. Adverse ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Ailve McNestry, MB,
October 2006
... have some abnormalities on an MRI of the lumbar spine. [2-4] • If the patient does not have clinical signs of a ...
News /
BY: Fiona Youatt,
October 2006
... BCMA and the government. The existing MOCAP budget of $126.4 million is protected for the life of the agreement. ... be converted into a Parental Leave Program, for which $4.7 million has been budgeted. • Physician Health Plan ... the 2006 agreement. Updates General compensation changes 4 August 2006 The BCMA appointed Donald Munroe, QC, as the ...
Editorials /
BY: Anthony J. Salvian, MD
October 2006
... the government’s offer of a 10.5% fee increase over 4 years, and another 8% to go to targeted programs, I believe ... they were going to get. That is, a 10.5% fee increase over 4 years for all doctors. This is not the case, of course. All ...