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Letters / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2008
... that any privacy concerns or any concerns regarding the BC government eHealth program were causing any slow uptake of ... entirely with the physician. At best estimate, over 80% of BC physicians using full-function EMRs are using products ... would suggest that these companies are in fact meeting BC physician needs, further supported by anecdotal feedback ...
Letters / BY: Ian Gardiner, MD September 2008
... a serious gap in the health care provided to women of BC. It has been well established that women who have an ... breast MR, yet the latter service is rarely used in BC. Perhaps the BCMJ could complement this otherwise fine ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2008
... with gymnastics associations. I became president of the BC Gymnastics Association and was on the board of Sport BC. I was also on the board of the Sport Medicine Council of BC. All that experience helped me with my BCMA work. So three ...
ICBC / BY: Sonny Senghera, September 2008
Car crashes kill and injure more BC kids than any other cause. Thankfully, booster seats can ... injury by 67%. With the support of stakeholders like the BC Medical Association, the pro­vincial government has ... a seatbelt.   Prior to these changes, child seat laws in BC were last updated in 1985. The old laws required the use ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, September 2008
... For more information, visit  www.practicesupport.bc.ca . —Liza Kallstrom, Lead, Change Management & Practice ...
Editorials / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, September 2008
... occupational therapists, audiologists, and others, BC needs to educate and train more physicians—a challenge ... thus marking a milestone in the history of health care in BC. For people in underserved areas of the province, the ... universities, six health authorities, the government of BC, and health professionals in all fields, disciplines, and ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD September 2008
... to be part of the ongoing story of this important part of BC’s medical history has been a great honor for me ... to be the favorite read of virtually every doctor in BC. I know there will be no disagreement when I say that I ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD September 2008
... fish, suggest flax and fortified sources of omega 3. New BC-specific mercury recommendations • BC has released new recommendations for avoiding mercury from ... swordfish are higher in mercury and should be limited. See BC Health File #68m on mercury (English + translations):  ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Marsha Taylor, MSc, September 2008
... stillbirth, or illness in the newborn may occur.[ 2 ] In BC between January 2002 and May 2008, 70 cases of listeriosis ... gaps have been identified in food safety counseling by BC health care providers during pregnancy. Interviews were conducted with health care providers in BC, including public health nurses, obstetricians, midwives, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC September 2008
... University of British Columbia offers physicians across BC assistance in the timely uptake of knowledge and skills in ... needs and development goals of practising physicians in BC.  Conferences such as Be Smart and Live Well with ... of these standards helps ensure programs delivered in BC reflect the highest ethical standards and represent the ...