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News&Notes / BY: Lila Yewchuk, MD, FRCPC, March 2014
... and following the recommendations of an independent Child Health BC report, the BC government announced a new, ... parents no longer have to choose between their child’s health and their family’s financial security. One father ... can provide affected families with the BC Ministry of Health policy announcement letter,[ 1 ] as well as an ...
Premise / BY: Siavash Jafari, MD, MHSc, FRCPC March 2014
Abuse of prescription painkillers is a public health problem that needs urgent attention. Opioid-related ... the source of the drugs, this issue has important public health and preventive medicine implications. One concern is ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) March 2014
... Methuselah, speaks true for many scenarios, including our health care system. Our hospitals are inefficient, costly, ... systems that work for patients, physicians, and the health care system. These are hospital systems with greater ... physicians working together in groups can achieve common health care goals that benefit physicians and patients alike ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Shelley Perlman, MD, CCFP, FRCPC, March 2014
... could result in a significant incident affecting the health or safety of employees, customers, customers’ ... operations poses the risks of substantial harm to their health and safety or that of others (e.g., employees, the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan Wilson, BSc, April 2014
... pathology, recent history of bacteremia, and periodontal health. Drainage of the abscess and appropriate antimicrobial ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC April 2014
... A strain-specific differentiation performed at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory ... reactions to vaccination should be reported to public health. As well, vaccinated patients with subsequent zoster ...
Back Page / BY: Ashnoor Nagji, MD, April 2014
... outside of the IPD. Photo by Margie Barclay. Bubukwanga Health Centre reminds me of the conditions depicted in the TV ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Joanne Stares, MHSc, April 2014
... and development, affluence, quality of and access to health care services, sanitation, and hygiene rather than ... Given this assertion, the Trail City Council, Interior Health Authority, Ministry of Health, and BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) deemed it ...
College Library / BY: Niki Baumann April 2014
... side with terms such as  resilience ,  psychological ,  health promotion , or  personal satisfaction . If you are ... B, Szecsenyi J, et al. The influence of workload and health behavior on job satisfaction of general practitioners. ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David F. Smith, MD, April 2014
... 50 years. Functioning under the umbrella of the Council of Health Promotion, the committee was established to be the ... Member, Emergency Medical Services Committee Council on Health Promotion The Emergency Medical Services Committee: A ...