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News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2011
... Dr Robert Raine Dr Beverley Tamboline BCMA EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION  Non-Profit Award BC Cancer Agency—Pap ... transformation taking place throughout Canada in our health care system, and the BCMA has been fortunate to be a ... the patient to the centre of the equation… and make health care patient-centred… where we are able to look ...
Obituaries / BY: Jim Gilmore July/August 2011
... in 1956. Dr Bob, as he became known through the 1150 Info/Health columns he wrote for newspapers across the province as ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, July/August 2011
... here is “healthy.” Being a pediatrician, children’s health now and into the future is a top priority of mine; a ... many of our evenings and weekends—caring for the health of our patients. Too often it is at the expense of our own health—both phy­sical and mental, or the health of our ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Andrew Montgomerie, July/August 2011
... disability beliefs, or significant psychosocial or mental health issues, including depression, that are beyond the ... such as tinnitus and occupational hearing loss, mental health problems, brain injuries, as well as support services ... programs and services. —Andrew Montgomerie Director of Health Care Services This article is the opinion of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rishi K. Bhalla, PhD, September 2011
... age 60 and older. It is associated with several public health concerns, including increased mortality rates, physical disability, functional decline, increased health care utilization, and increased suicide rate.[ 1-3 ]  ... 6 years later.[ 20 ] Longitudinal data from the Women’s Health and Aging Study similarly found that baseline ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP, September 2011
... of behavior and thought with patterns that promote health and well-being.  In order to effectively change these ... developed by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. The evidence, although limited, suggests that in ... depressive symptoms, and im­provements in general mental health, although a global measure of GAD severity did not ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bonnie Wiese, MD, MA, FRCPC September 2011
Depression is the most common mental health problem in the elderly[ 1 ] and is associated with a ... poor sleep and poor appetite; and preoccupation with health problems. Depression in the elderly is associated with ... financial crisis). • Chronic stress caused by declining health, family, or marital problems. • Social isolation. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny Rogers, MD, MSc, FRCPC, September 2011
... 1 ]  Alcohol overuse has a significant impact on the health and health care needs of these individuals. It is associated with poor mental health functioning,[ 2 ] as well as increased risk of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen J. Kiraly, MD, FRCPC, September 2011
... diabetes, alcoholism, and other diseases have proven that health promotion is effective. Astoundingly, brain disease ... not changed much since 1914. The politicians who control health care dollars generally avoid advocating for those who ... on quality of life. Arrival of preventive psychiatry Health promotion concepts published in the first edition of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Brian F. Russell, MD, September 2011
... explosion of scientific and media attention related to the health effects of vitamin D supplementation. Vitamin D’s ... Conference Proceedings of First Nations Nutrition and Health (2003) outline loss of traditional foods, which has a ... infants” to assist physicians in managing this important health issue ( www.cps.ca/english/statements/ii/fnim07-01.htm ...