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Letters / BY: George Kljajic, MD, November 2009
... I wonder whether the BCMA, the Ministry of Health, and the BC community have done enough to take advantage of this ... and school boards to inspire and motivate citizens of BC—especially young people—to build their health on ... we could leave would be improved health of all people in BC. This is a great opportunity and now is the time to act! ...
News / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC November 2009
... an account of his real contributions to family medicine in BC and to our nascent and now burgeoning medical school and ...
News November 2009
... membership in good standing in the BCMA, the CMA, and the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. ... Committee, #115 – 1665 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4 by 26 November 2009. CMA Honorary Membership The ... Committee, #115 – 1665 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4 by 26 November 2009. Dr David M. Bachop Gold Medal ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ailve McNestry, MB, November 2009
... toxic heavy metal with no useful physiologic purpose. BC workers most at risk for exposure to inorganic lead are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, December 2009
... With the changing demographics of the Canadian population, BC physicians will most certainly encounter atrial ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn J. Borugian, PhD, December 2009
... 50 to 69. Current participation of women aged 50 to 69 in BC is 49%.[ 1 ]  One of the most effective ways to encourage ... not all patients comply, the Breast Tumour Group of the BC Cancer Agency surveyed BC family physicians about the barriers their patients ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Mark Gilbert, MD, MHSc, FRCPC December 2009
... of decline, the rate of genital chlamydia infection in BC has steadily increased since 1998.[ 1 ] The 2007 rate of ... stable rates, the rate of genital gonorrhea infection in BC has also increased beginning in 1998, again paralleling Canadian rates.[ 1 ] The BC rate rose in 2008 to 31.3 per 100000 from 27.9 in 2007, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC December 2009
... 1 ] At least once every 3 days a physician in BC has to tell family members that their mother, father, son, ... testing above 0.08 blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) in BC was above the rate for Canada as a whole.[ 4 ]  While ... at or above 0.05 BAC in selected study sites around BC has increased from 2.0% in 1995 to 2.7% in 2008.[ 7 ] ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2009
... Jon I had my cause. I raised money for the ALS Society of BC and competed in Ironman Canada in memory of Jon ( ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Evoy, PhD, December 2009
... Practice Services Committee, a joint program of the BC Medical Association and the Ministry of Health Services. ...