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News May 2015
... more doctors to rural and remote communities. The first British Columbia Rural Interest Awards have been granted to ... in entering rural medicine once training is complete. The British Columbia Rural Interest Award will be given to: ... rccbc.ca/education-and-cmecpd/medical-students/reap/british-columbia-rural-interest-award . For information about ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon May 2015
... between WorkSafeBC and researchers at the University of British Columbia fosters occupational health and safety ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD June 2015
Background   The population of British Columbia is growing and is forecast to reach more ... having the lowest overall cancer rates in Canada,[ 7 ] British Columbians can be expected to experience ... in new cancer cases ( Table 3 ). We expect that 11 195 British Columbians will die of cancer in 2030; this ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD June 2015
... life-sustaining reserves of fertile, arable land in British Columbia. Since most of our province is mountainous, ... first steps toward avoiding future food security crises. British Columbia needs to protect its limited farmland to ...
News June 2015
... Institutes of Health Research, Brain Canada, Genome British Columbia, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health ...
News June 2015
... is accepting expressions of interest for programs in British Columbia that will help reduce the number of children ...
Obituaries / BY: Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD June 2015
... to date. Dr Singh was the first neurosurgeon to work in British Columbia’s Interior. He developed an extensive ...
Obituaries / BY: Jack Chritchley, MD, FRCPC, June 2015
... Dr Sparling had on the development of cancer services in British Columbia. Dr Sparling was the director of medical ... had a significant influence on cancer patient care in British Columbia. —Jack Chritchley, MD Vancouver Obituaries ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Matthew, MHSc, MD, July/August 2015
... are overweight[ 2 ] and 25% of these adults are obese. In British Columbia, 59% of adults are overweight and 20% of ... Ethics approval was obtained from the University of British Columbia Clinical Research Ethics Board and the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH July/August 2015
Fentanyl-detected illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia increased dramatically from 5% of total ...