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News May 2015
... rural medicine. The award is offered by the BC Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC with the goal of strengthening ... Rural Issues, a collaborative committee of the Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC. For information on eligibility and ... committee of Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health, visit  ...
News / BY: Julie Kwan, BBA, CFP, CLU, GBA May 2015
... expectations of early death. Some children may encounter health issues that may make it difficult for them to get ...
Obituaries / BY: Lois Grant, May 2015
... program and helped to arrange funding from the Ministry of Health.  The program began in 1984 and Dr Grant remained the ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD May 2015
... our colleagues to have a stronger collaborative voice in health authority decisions on budgeting, resource allocation, ... share significant common concerns about relationships with health authorities, workload issues, the privileging process, ... positive collaborative relationship with the Ministry of Health and with our health authorities, and the work of the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon May 2015
... the best scientific evidence on a range of occupational health and safety issues and, where possible, direct ... the opportunity to align their thinking about workplace health and safety accordingly. Physicians are also encouraged ... and finding real-world solutions regarding workplace health and safety. Research funding for 2015 is available ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD June 2015
... on the social system and broader economy.[ 2-6 ] From a health care perspective, an aging population will give rise ... age, and consequently is expected to increase demand for health care services. One group of diseases closely ... past. Insight into the predicted growth is essential for health care providers and those responsible for planning ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Halpert, RN, BSN, MA, June 2015
... is no doubt that vaccines have had a major impact on the health of children.[ 1 ] However, it has also been ... and current context. The most important thing is that health care providers and parents alike are aware of the ... Senior Practice Leader —Stephanie Meier, RN, BSN Public Health Resource Nurse —Monika Naus, MD, FRCPC Medical ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD June 2015
Doctors of BC’s Environmental Health Committee (EHC) recommends that the Agricultural Land ... is mountainous, such land is very limited, and human health will suffer if we do not have access to healthy, ... resource into the future. —Bill Mackie, MD Environmental Health Committee Council on Health Promotion Healthy soil, ...
Letters / BY: Rodney Glynn-Morris, MD, June 2015
... the Vancouver Hospital, consultant to the BC Ministry of Health, and member of the Health Council of Canada, is quoted as callously saying “as ...
MDs To Be / BY: Greg Costello, MD June 2015
... Many thanks to all the physicians, nurses, and allied health care and medical program support staff involved in the ...