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President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD June 2014
... over the coming year. But the world is changing rapidly. Health care budgets are being squeezed, the population is ... on the esteem in which we are held by our patients, our health care partners, and the public. So how do we provide ... work at the system level to engage with our government, health authorities, and allied professional colleagues to ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sophie Y. Wang, BSc, July/August 2014
... diseases.[ 1 ] A recent report published by the World Health Organization on the global surveillance of ... resistant bacteria are not only at risk of poorer health outcomes but also consume more health resources (e.g., lengthier hospital stays, ICU ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD July/August 2014
... of Payment form and submit it to the Ministry of Health. The form can be obtained from the Ministry of Health website at  www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoprac/ffsclaim.html . If an ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2014
... reduced function, high mortality, and increased use of health care resources.[ 1 ] The onset of multimorbidity ... be initiating. The Palliative Care Program at Providence Health developed a tool to help clinicians identify patients ... always remember how you made them feel.  The Providence Health Care prognostic tool is part of the iPal app that ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB July/August 2014
... ). The outcome of this case will significantly impact the health system. At a time when access issues are severely ... They are the Medical Services Commission, the Minister of Health, and the attorney general. Of course, since our action ... not work, and we will see this case through. Our current health system has all the features of the North Korean ...
Letters / BY: Bill Cavers, MD July/August 2014
... more influential in promoting positive change in our health care system. This is what our members expressed they ... is essential to successfully advocate with government and health authorities. Through consultation with the public, we ...
MDs To Be / BY: Sean McGee, BSc (Hons), July/August 2014
... with society’s increasingly limited ability to pay for health care, creates a dangerous situation for medical ... and potential medical students, but also the Canadian health care system and public access to medical services.”[ ... in which physicians practice, such as hospitals, health authorities, medical associations, and colleges. In ...
News July/August 2014
... and fostered women in the profession of medicine and the health of women in general. The FMWC founded the National Pap ... Roye, CMA director of professional relations and strategic health alliances. The FMWC will subsidize a large portion of ...
News July/August 2014
As many as one in five women in BC will experience a mental health disorder during the perinatal period (conception ... postpartum). The  Best Practice Guidelines for Mental Health Disorders in the Perinatal Period  has been developed to support health care clinicians in this early detection and ...
News&Notes / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2014
... to strengthen the bursary program as well as the physician health program. Dr Corbett thanked the members and indicated ... and act locally.’ “We need to engage with government, health authorities, and our allied health providers in developing a strong and sustainable ...