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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Marsha Taylor, MSc, September 2008
... to her diet which she felt would improve her baby’s health, including eating more dairy. Three weeks prior to her ... women. The information provided to pregnant women by health care providers needs to be targeted and clear.  ... and few received information about food safety from their health care providers while pregnant.[ 11 ] In Aus­tralia, ...
Back Page / BY: William A. Falk, MD, FCFPC, FRCGP September 2008
... have a tendency to just muddle through. Unfortunately, our health system shows it. Up to the eyebrows in reports, ... will be politically acceptable and effective in providing health care.  Unfortunately they are all saddled with a ... need for people to take more responsibility for their own health care. I couldn’t agree more with that idea, as far ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC September 2008
... and knowledge are generated at unprecedented speed, health professionals may find it difficult to stay up to ... research, but also with the ever-changing technologies in health care.  The demands of a busy practice and personal ... training and education on the transformation of the health system through knowledge of evidence-based patient ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Clifford Fabian, FRCPC, FRCSC, FACS September 2008
... not all have the same potential to become the kind of health professionals we hope to train. Evaluating applicants is critical to ensuring we educate health professionals who can serve the needs of the province ... has been instituted by many MD undergraduate programs and health care disciplines in Canada and abroad. Throughout the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joanna Bates, MDCM, CCFP September 2008
... arena to protest their lack of access to physicians and health care. While physician shortages were starting to be ... the northern economic base of BC.  • Distribute health sciences research across the province.  Although ... rotations and extensive discussions with physicians, health au­thorities, and hospitals.  New aca­demic space ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Snadden, MBChB, MCISc, MD, FRCGP, FRCP (Edin) September 2008
... being a doctor.  Some would in fact argue that academic health centres are no longer appropriate places to carry out ... government policymakers and virtually every physician and health care worker—doing their best to make this work.  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert W. Armstrong, MD, PhD, FRCPC, September 2008
... medical school linked to one provincial and five regional health authorities. Unique in Canada, this structure provides ... an unprecedented opportunity for improvement in the health and health care of British Columbians.  Appropriate training of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Eric Webber, MD, FRCSC, September 2008
... and distributed undergraduate program, the Ministry of Health agreed to provide funds for educating residents, ... includes representatives from the faculty, the Ministry of Health, and the six health authorities, has proven to be a valuable forum to ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD October 2008
... who is your patient. As well, please check that personal health numbers, social insurance numbers, and all other ... notification of this new Work­SafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) requirement. All medical ... or eliminate the estimated 5000 needlestick injuries BC health care workers sustain each year. The health, safety, ...
News October 2008
... Medical Association and their Centre for Physician Health and Well-being launched a new podcast series called ... her entire practice. Healthy Practices features a range of health expert guests, including physicians and people from ... to December 2008.  The first series focuses on mental health and will cover stress, burnout, depression, and ...