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Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, March 2010
... materials from the PSP’s new Child and Youth Mental Health learning module and was well received by the 58 ... School Board (VSB), the PSP’s Child and Youth Mental Health module represents an important step toward improving ... a wide range of organizations involved in youth mental health as part of the development process for this training ...
Letters / BY: Alexander Boggie, MD March 2010
... at stories I hear about the behavior of many of our health care professionals—including and especially MDs.  I ... I hope you’ll publish it again in the future, to remind health care workers of the special role they have in ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jenny Ko, March 2010
... of the suffering, including the patient’s family and the health care system.[ 9 ] Legalization of euthanasia not only ... example, reveals that relatives, friends, neighbors, and health care officials were more interested in euthanasia than ... even less than who may be euthanized next. Even though the health care system in Canada may lack the features thought to ...
News / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) March 2010
... of many people, including the popular press and government health agencies, doctors are only experts at treating ... is a large part of medical practice. Entire public health programs and departments are headed by physicians ... population centres, almost all are delivered by public health.  Notwithstanding the fact that some prevention ...
News / BY: Nicole Racette, MD, March 2010
... Assessment Clinic (EPAC) at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre first opened in July 2007 within the ... with a viable pregnancy are referred back to their health care provider. Patients with a non-viable pregnancy ... and ultrasound report, if applicable, are faxed to all health care providers involved in the care of the patient ...
Obituaries / BY: Richard (Dick) Muir, MD, March 2010
... to public school days. Peter had experienced declining health for a number of years, but his memory and sharp wit ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, March 2010
... program feature requests and training, and with the local health authority for interfacing of lab and other data. ... of my fingers, I would have had a COP or an integrated health network 3 years ago. But it’s getting all the people ... increased when integration with local GPs and health authorities is part of the solution. With seemingly ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD March 2010
... is quickly be­coming a solid cornerstone of BC’s health care system that provides fair compensation for ... collaboration between the provincial government, BCMA, and health authorities on the delivery of specialist physician ... goals of that initiative, which are to: • Improve the health of the population. • Enhance the patient and ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Diana June King, March 2010
... Some couldn’t accept the role of private labs in the health care system, others found Don’s drive abrasive, and ... as well.” Within medicine and science his focus was on health care providers, health care consumers, and medical students.  He was an ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME March 2010
... master’s in epidemiology, community medicine, or public health.  Some are specialist medical or clinical advisors in ...