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Letters / BY: Mariana Brussoni, PhD, December 2014
... rates among younger males are dropping. It behooves the health community to do what we can to prevent these injuries. ...
News December 2014
... only 50% of eligible women in BC are getting mammograms. A health care provider’s referral is not required to book an ...
News / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC December 2014
... or to discuss your patient’s treatment history with a health care professional from the BC Cancer Agency, please ...
News / BY: Jennifer J. Telford, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CAGF, FACG December 2014
... The full program pathway was phased into all regional health authorities in November 2013. The program pathway is ...
News December 2014
Evan Adams, MD The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) has selected Dr Evan Adams as chief ... the FNHA while working alongside government partners on health matters in population and public health that affect First Nations and all British Columbians. ...
News December 2014
... about how these five risk factors affect breast health and how best to detect breast cancer early. Five ... and were developed by a team of BC experts in breast health. Led by the BC Cancer Agency, the Five Plus initiative is a part of the Provincial Breast Health Strategy, which unites various health agencies and ...
News December 2014
... national and international contributions to patient care, health systems, education, and research.     Dr Judith G. ... into full and lasting remission. In 2000, the World Health Organization and the UNAIDS program adopted HAART as ...
Obituaries / BY: Ted Wilford, MD, December 2014
... Dr Wilford suffered a stroke in 2001 and had a number of health issues, which she faced with courage and dignity. The ...
Premise / BY: Martin Dawes, MBBS, MD, FRCGP, December 2014
... on counting procedures.[ 3 ] The approach recognized that health care delivery is limited in its ability to prevent and ... 4-6 ] These are often outside the control of the health care system, and it means that health system performance assessment “should relate to ...
Premise / BY: B. Nosyk, PhD, December 2014
The delivery of health services to individuals with opioid dependence has ... the transfer of authority for opioid substitution from Health Canada to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of ... First undertaken in 2010, comprehensive analysis of BC health system data showed marked improvements from 1996 to ...