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News April 2012
... team at Vancouver General Hospital to develop BC’s first clinical practice guidelines for the treatment ...
Obituaries / BY: Graham C. Fraser, FRCS, FACS April 2012
... on 1 September 2011 at the age of 85. Born and raised in BC, he retained a great love of the Interior, especially the ...
Obituaries / BY: R. John Hancock, MD, April 2012
... and he held signi­ficant posts as president of the BC Surgical Society, head of surgery at Shaughnessy Hospital, ... influence in the careers of many of today’s active BC surgeons, and hundreds who chose other directions in the ...
Proust for Physicians / BY: Graham C. Fraser, FRCS, FACS April 2012
Dr Fraser is retired from pediatric general surgery at BC Children’s Hospital, where he was head of surgery. He ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Michael Sullivan, PhD, April 2012
... PGAP clinicians are currently being trained in BC, and by the end of 2012, there will be a network of more ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David D. Sweet, MD, FRCPC May 2012
... count ([> 12000/cubic mm or < 4000/cubic mm]); several BC protocols substitute WBC with an altered level of ... bodies has been recognized since the fourth century BC, and the modern management of sepsis still relies on such ... departments can implement. Sepsis best practices in BC In 2008, the BC Ministry of Health funded Evidence 2 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Prabjit Barn, MSc, May 2012
... annually across Canada, with more than 200 deaths in BC alone.[ 1 ]  Although radon is present in outdoor air, ... Or­ganization (100 Bq/m3).[ 2 ]  Although many homes in BC may have radon concentrations below the Health Ca­nada ... inexpensive: both the Northern Health Authority[ 4 ] and BC Lung Association[ 5 ] provide kits at reduced cost ($30) ...
News May 2012
... Leah Caldwell at 604 638-2891 or e-mail lcaldwell@bcma.bc.ca .  Completed application forms and supporting ... Fund, Attn: Leah Caldwell 115-1665 West Broadway Vancouver BC V6J 5A4 E-mail lcaldwell@bcma.bc.ca   Fax 604 638-2917 News 2012 BCMA ...
News May 2012
BC Patient Safety Quality Council has presented 2011 BC Quality Awards to four Provincial Health Services ... engag­ed in initiatives to improve the quality of care in BC.  Drs Johann Brink, Tonia L. Nich­olls, and Christopher ...
News May 2012
BC Children’s Hospital has announ­ced a new program, Too ... Hot for Tots video features Dr Cindy Verchere, director of BC Children’s Burn Unit. Dr Verchere points out that ... parents whose children suffered burns and were treated at BC Children’s Burn Unit. The Too Hot for Tots DVD and ...