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News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
... each from the BCMA, the provincial government, and the health authorities) under the agreement effective 1 April ... will be reviewed by the BCMA, the government, and the health authorities by 1 April 2009. No changes can be made to ... for which $4.7 million has been budgeted. • Physician Health Plan (PHP)—a doubling of financial support for the ...
Letters / BY: Andy Hamilton, MD, October 2006
... (PSSP) and with the cooperation of the BCMA and the health authorities, the province is well on its way to ... have accurate data that are comparable within and between health authorities. In tandem with the SPR, prioritization ... recommendation number 3 that “the BC Government and Health Authorities increase operating room capacity by at ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Basil Boulton, MD October 2006
... addresses many concerns of the BCMA’s Child and Youth Health Committee (CYHC) and the Council of Health Promotion. [1]  In some respects, it is a repetition ... ministry will never solve the complex issues in child health, child protection, and the care of children and youth ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Fawziah Marra, PharmD October 2006
... increasing and has become a significant threat to public health. Current evidence suggests that the use of antibiotics ...
Back Page / BY: E.F. Vreede, MD, October 2006
... on the happenings in the past 3 weeks. A review of village health issues followed with the Native nurse practitioner who ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP October 2006
... people employed. Wine industry workers in BC face specific health risks associated with their work. In addition to ... physicians should be aware of the potential occupational health problems faced by their patients employed in this ... illness revealed by this brief review of some occupational health risks facing wine industry workers, physicians should ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cristina M. Aydin, BSc, October 2006
... reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease. [6] Given the health benefits of improved glycemic control, the goal of ...
President's Comment / BY: Margaret MacDiarmid, MD, November 2006
Premier Gordon Campbell has initiated a Conversation on Health Care in this province and has invited everyone to take ... a public debate among all British Columbians about the health care system we all want, expect, and can afford. As ... one end we see a cover-up for earlier mismanagement of the health care system and on the other we see how it could be an ...
Premise / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2006
... us teach medical students, residents, fellows, and other health professionals. Our students nourish us as much as we ...
News / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2006
... data for over a decade on how BC youth view their own health. It is unique data, acquired through questionnaires in ... has been extremely important in developing policy about health education and health care for youth. However, the scope of youth activities ...