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Premise / BY: Carolyn Gotay, PhD, October 2012
... provide clinic services to a broader population through e-health technology.  If readers of the  BCMJ  are ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD October 2012
... focus on something specific such as rural recruitment, e-health, tariff, patterns of practice, benefits, or audit and ... your president, I was the chair of the Council on Health Economics and Policy (CHEP). That may sound a little ... The three different councils of the BCMA focus on health promotion, developing health system policy, and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Florkowski, PhD, MEd, ATC, CSCS, CEAS, CFCE, October 2012
... MEd, ATC, CSCS, CEAS, CFCE WorkSafeBC Program Manager, Health Care Services, Visiting Specialists Clinic —Robert ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan T. Bates, MD, PhD November 2012
... her twenties to give her increased energy. Contrary to Health Canada guidelines, which allow the use of ephedra as a ... able to obtain a regular and cheap supply from a nearby health supplement store. After being informed about the ... This case dem­onstrates the need to ask patients about health supplements, even pa­tients who appear to have more ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sol Gregory, MD, November 2012
... subset of major trauma, yet the impact on patients and health care systems is enormous, in part due to the complex ... in Victoria provides burn care for the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) and handles select provincial ... as well as specialized nurses and other allied health care professionals.  With burn care changing, an ad ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2012
... operated by the BCCDC with support from the Ministry of Health. This year, in response to popular interest, you have ... represents a clear and present danger to health in this province. In recent years, a number of trends ... BCCDC Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC BC Centre for Disease Control Bugs and Drugs ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD November 2012
... and to emphasize the importance of nutrition for improving health. Here are some useful nutrition re­sources that are ... Healthy Families BC, an initiative of the Ministry of Health, is a reliable, evidence-based resource where ... resources to help your patients achieve the 1500–2300 mg Health Canada target: •     Sodium Sense:   ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD November 2012
... my parents have talked about and photographed, and, if health permits, climb Mount Kilimanjaro.  As an avid (albeit ... may in large part depend on the degree of my desire, my health, and whether I have the finances to carry them out. ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Evoy, PhD, November 2012
... care—the seamless support of patients across multiple health care providers—is a model aspired to throughout ... bringing together representatives from every aspect of the health care experience, both at a provincial and local level. While BC’s health care system is complex, everyone involved shares a ...
News November 2012
... legislative and other political activities in support of health care. The award consists of a $2000 donation to a BC ...