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News / BY: Allan Seckel, BA(Hon), LLB, LLM, June 2012
... the 3 years she worked in a senior role at the Ministry of Health. Even after she moved into other ministries, she maintained her interest in the health sector and considered the work she did there to be ... her move to the BCMA, Ms Adair can once again focus on health and medicine. She and her husband have two grown ...
News June 2012
... in BC, and account for over $5.7 billion in direct health care costs every year in Canada. With funding from ... be directed at solving the enormous burden of COPD on the health care system and allow physicians to better treat and ...
News June 2012
The Fraser Institute recently released two new health care studies. The first, on the drug approval process ... process of authorizing reimbursement.  Data show that Health Canada took longer to approve new medicines than the ... . The second study, on Canada’s health insurance system, provides data indicating that ...
News&Notes / BY: Lila Yewchuk, MD, FRCPC, June 2012
... glucose is therefore essential for a child’s long-term health and learning needs.  Managing T1D in school-aged ... and close communications between the parents, the health care team, and school personnel.[ 13 ] The lack of ... discovered insulin, which led to one of the most important health care advances of the 20th century. Since that time, ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2012
... The same can be true of programs that purport to enhance health. It is hard to criticize programs that are packaged in ... initiatives and programs that include vaccines, mental health programs, smoking cessation, clean water, physical ... patients every day as active participants in their care. Health au­thorities create “integrated” clinics to bring ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Hal D. Gunn, MD, June 2012
... in simple and inexpensive ways to support their own health can have a significant impact on outcomes in diseases ... evidence suggests that engaging cancer patients in their health (i.e., exercise, healthful nutrition, stress ... risk of recurrence, improve survival, and reduce overall health care costs.  Integrated with standard cancer ...
Premise / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP June 2012
... among the citizens of BC that the current system of health care delivery is largely unsustainable under current ... hospital are anything to go by.  The BCMA and Ministry of Health, to their credit, have moved to address the crisis by ... attention may point the way toward a more sustainable health care system, in particular in the primary care area. ...
Proust for Physicians / BY: Brad Fritz, MD June 2012
... you most value in your colleagues? Their commitment to the health and welfare of their patients. Who are your favorite ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Alison D. Kaplen, DMD June 2012
... The role of saliva Saliva plays an important role in the health of soft and hard tissues in the oral cavity. Its ... oral disease and discomfort, which can affect overall health. Low salivary flow rate is one of the risk factors for ... xerostomia, must be educated in ways to maintain oral health. Oral health In addition to encouraging your in­jured ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gibong Lee, BSc(Pharm), MD, July/August 2012
... readily reversible. This poses a notable impact on public health given the prevalence of cocaine abuse.  Summary In ...