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Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
May 2009
... effect on our economy and well-being. Barack Obama’s health care plan is to provide accessible and affordable coverage for all. He plans to reduce health care costs for a typical family by $2500 by investing in health information technology, prevention, and care ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Greg Dines,
May 2009
... efforts of family physicians in caring for their mental health patients will soon be complemented by a Practice ... module are programs of the joint BCMA–Ministry of Health Services General Practice Services Committee (GPSC). ... module, with $2.5 million funding from GPSC, launches in health authorities across the province this June. “Family ...
ICBC /
BY: Laura Jensen, MD,
May 2009
... the Management of Acute Whiplash-Associated Disorders for Health Professionals (2nd edition, 2007) can be downloaded ... you do not have a copy, you may access the syllabus at www.health-sciences.ubc.ca/whiplash.bc . The syllabus is ...
Letters /
BY: Nigel J. Murray, MD,
May 2009
... deficit in the number of physicians and, currently, Fraser Health needs an additional 150 physicians.[ 1 ] It is time to ... and meet the projected need for physicians in BC. Fraser Health alone will require an additional 600 physicians by 2013.[ 1 ] The World Health Organization identified the new competencies required ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Christian Wiens, BSc(Pharm),
May 2009
... and the pharmaceutical industry and encourage[s] other health care providers to adopt similar guidelines.”[ 5 ] ... medicine. The education of physicians and other health care professionals must be conducted with the highest ... is charged with the duty of optimizing the public’s health by thinking critically and applying proven ...
News
May 2009
... of 4958 physicians. Administrative physicians, community health, and clinical specialists reported the lowest levels ...
News
May 2009
... of the BC Medical Association and the Ministry of Health Services. News New or revised clinical practice ...
News
May 2009
... according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The World Health Organization reports that there are around 500 000 ...
News
May 2009
... use MedEffect Canada to report suspected side effects from health products. MedEffect Canada allows physicians and ... The web site also provides the most recent and reliable health product safety information. Increased reporting of ... side effects contributes significantly to the safe use of health products. It’s estimated that less than 10% of ...