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Clinical Articles / BY: Mariana Brussoni, PhD, October 2014
... despite potential safety concerns and implications for the health care system. Our objective was to analyze ... male motorcyclist injuries from 2001 to 2010 differed by health service delivery area in BC. The highest rate was in ... it important to address this emerging medical and public health concern. Injury hotspots The geographic differences ...
Back Page / BY: J.C.A. Morrant, MBBS, DObst, RCOG, DPM, FRCPC, October 2014
... I barely understood back then. A paternalistic National Health Service saved her. The NHS went the extra mile with ... therapy. Years later I worked at a mental health clinic with a middle-aged child psychiatrist, an ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Linda M.N. Hoang, MSc, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC October 2014
... CPO-harboring bacteria were initially introduced into BC's health care system by travelers returning from endemic regions who often had exposures to invasive health care procedures. To date, the most frequently ... public, physicians, and care providers, the BC Ministry of Health requires the implementation of a provincial CPO ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC October 2014
... the duration and intensity of cigarette use determine the health effects of smoking. Reducing the number of cigarettes ... the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. Health risks On 27 March 2009, Health Canada released a product safety advisory with the ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2014
... on to explain how they had seen a number of alternative health practioners who gave them hope when all was lost and ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG October 2014
... that their legislation is an extension of existing health services, which are a provincial responsibility. So ...
News October 2014
The quality of health care that people receive may be as important as ... team of scientists, including Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Dr Scott Lear. The Prospective ... . News Quality of care a factor in heart health ...
News October 2014
The Northern First Nations Health Partnership Committee has released a document ... over the past year. The document ( Implementing Our Health and Wellness Plan: An Overview ) communicates the work of transforming the health system for northern First Nations. Goals relate to ...
News / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) October 2014
... reasons for this include a lack of understanding of mental health and how to recognize mental illness, a lack of ... attached to mental illness. Some of the most common mental health challenges experienced by transition-age youth, ... can be properly diagnosed and treated in a primary health care setting, yet many youth do not realize that ...
News&Notes / BY: Neil Pollock, MD, October 2014
... Dr Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of medicine and public health at UCLA, and asked him to find an expert willing to ... in Haiti, and a wonderful start to a sustainable public health initiative.  Despite the challenges ahead, my ... me optimistic that the mission can contribute to better health outcomes in Haiti. I expect my experience in Rwanda ...