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News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... renewal in British Columbia—long identified as key to health system sustainability—is finally getting the ... action.  One strong indication is the Ministry of Health’s new Primary Health Care Charter, facilitating the shift from a system ...
Letters / BY: Khati Hendry, MD, September 2007
... of life people in Canada experience due to the relative health security they enjoy. Retire early? No worries. Change ... jobs? Ditto. People are free to worry more about their health, not how to pay for it. Are there solutions to ...
Letters / BY: Randall F. White, MD, September 2007
... to a Reuters story, only 60% of US small businesses offer health insurance to employees, and costs are rising 15% per ... to make the best decision for all these employees… Health care is a pain in the butt.” And having multiple ... is inefficient. In the United States, almost a third of health care dollars go to administration and profit; Canada ...
Letters / BY: Stephen Malthouse, MD, September 2007
... general practitioners or hospital consultants. Positive health changes were reported in 70.7% of patients and 25% ... medicine were 22.3% versus 7.8% for homeopathy. In 2006, a Health Technology Assessment report compiled on behalf of the Swiss Federal Office for Public Health supported the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and ...
Letters / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) September 2007
... a single atom is present pose any direct threat to human health, one might consider the harm done by supplying ... — Lloyd Oppel, MD    Vice-Chair, BCMA Council on Health Promotion Letters Dr Oppel responds ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2007
... in their profession and become advocates for improving health care. And he wants to see them become actively ... you know there’s a lot involved there. And hopefully the health authorities that are hiring them will be up-front, and ... good government relations. When government does something health-related that we feel is wrong, we’re able to say so ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD September 2007
... to an extremely important component in our provision of health services, but also convince long-established family ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD September 2007
... with an interest in the activities of the BCMA Council on Health Promotion and a great deal of experience in emergency ... Committee for their contribution to our association and to health promotion for the public. It has been a pleasure to ... Chair, Emergency Medical Services Committee Council on Health Promotion Emergency planning and posttraumatic stress ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC September 2007
...  cases should be reported to the local public health authority for follow-up. The Infectious Diseases ... treatment as well as reporting of the disease to public health authorities will help monitor spread and better ... Bartlett, and BC physicians, lab personnel, environmental health officers, and medical health officers for their ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC September 2007
... Society (DPAS 410) course, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, who provide salary support for Dr Miller.   ... have demonstrated that these factors can affect physician health and safety, and the quality of patient care. Since ...