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ICBC / BY: Sandro Laudadio, April 2008
... of Ethics requires a physician to protect the personal health information of their patients. A physician may release the personal health information to third parties with the patient’s ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, April 2008
... module, which is offered by practice support teams in all health authorities, has been ex­tremely positive, with 642 ... permission, can share personalized information with other health care providers for better coordination of care. “I ... Program is an initiative of the BCMA and the Ministry of Health via the joint GPSC. Its purpose is to provide change ...
Editorials / BY: Robert D. Levy, MD, FRCPC April 2008
... COPD. These comorbidities severely impair our patients’ health status and must be treated aggressively. Despite ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2008
... There is also certainly a push from the Ministry of Health and the BCMA to take this step through PITO, which by ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP April 2008
... of pedometers to increase physical activity and improve health. In this review it was determined that overall, those ... Chair, Athletics and Recreation Committee Council on Health Promotion Fat and fit? ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM April 2008
... was transmitted by mosquitoes. Ma­laria is a major public health problem worldwide. Over 2.4 billion people in more ... must be performed as STAT testing in Re­gional Health Authority Laboratories.  The BCCDC Laboratory ... are reminded to report this infection to public health. —Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM  —Quantine Wong, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Wen Q. Gan, MD, MSc, April 2008
... (SGRQ) is used to measure the impact of COPD on overall health, daily life, and perceived well-being. The SGRQ has 76 ... range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating poor health.[ 15 ] Several studies have shown that poor health status at baseline is associated with increased risk ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Frank Ervin, MD, FRCPC, April 2008
... with disease severity and length of follow-up. The Lung Health Study[ 1 ] followed smokers with airflow limitation ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephan F. van Eeden, MD, PhD, FRCP, April 2008
... systemic inflammatory response that results in adverse health effects later in life, such as cardiovascular ... ( Figure ) that could be reduced by ensuring that allied health care workers assist the primary care physician and ... approach would involve family physicians and other health care providers, and would include early diagnosis, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2008
... how employers and insurers can work more effectively with health care providers to reduce the impact of injury, ... How can employers and insurers work more effectively with health care providers to reduce the disruptive impact of ...  or Larry Myette MD, MPH, director, Strategic Workplace Health, Healthcare Benefit Trust, at 250 220-4160 or  ...