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January/February 2011
... in early detection of skin cancer and can be used by any health care professional—dermatologist, family doctor, ...
Obituaries /
BY: William J. McLaren, MBChB,
January/February 2011
... where Ian studied and obtained certification in public health. With this in hand and a growing young family, which ... Ian was a popular and competent medical officer of health for Kamloops and district during the years 1962 to ... short pithy radio talks every Monday morning on current health problems. However Ian was a man of many parts. He ...
Obituaries /
BY: Doug Wilson, MD,
January/February 2011
... John’s Ambulance and Immigration Medical Review Board, Health and Welfare Canada. In 1982 he returned to clinical ... Kamloops with the Medical Services Division, Ministry of Health, for the Province of BC. He retired from clinical ... c/o Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medicine, 317–2194 Health Sciences Mall, University of British Columbia, ...
Physician Information Technology Office /
BY: Jeremy Smith,
January/February 2011
... now adopted an EMR through the support of PITO or their health authority, or on their own. Notably, the adoption rate ... value when you get phone calls at home from patients or health care workers or when you just want to do some ...
Premise /
BY: Jamie Graham,
January/February 2011
... the samples will not endanger the subject’s life or health. 2) That, in the doctor’s expert opinion, the ...
WorkSafeBC
January/February 2011
... with injured workers, employers, physicians, and other health care providers to develop and monitor safe, ... is separate from claim entitlement and prevention issues. Health benefits of work attachment Work can be a valuable ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Keith M. Laycock, MB, ChB (Edin), MCFP, Dip Sport Med,
March 2011
... has concluded that “in an area with considerable public health impact for drivers with dementia and other road users, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC
March 2011
... responding that they knew LD was reportable to public health authorities in BC, only 13 cases were reported in ... confirmed cases should be reported to local public health. This article is the opinion of the BCCDC and has not ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Janet McElhaney, MD,
March 2011
... to increase to 21%. Aging is thus at the forefront of the health and social policy agenda. Patients aged 65 and older ... inpatient days.[ 3 ] Despite the high utilization of the health care system by older adults, the care that many frail ... goals of care. Video online at bcmj.org. www.vch.ca/your_health/seniors/ . —Janet E. McElhaney, MD, FRCPC, FACP ...