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President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD December 2017
... to build positive change within the profession and for health care in our province. Regardless of one’s religious ...
Premise / BY: Andrew Kotaska, MD December 2017
... for it sooner, shook the integrity of the Quebec Public Health Act and led to the expansion of private health care in the province.[ 1-3 ] Dr Brian Day’s recent ... in the rest of Canada. Supporters and opponents of private health care are diametrically opposed, but there may be a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... laid by Deming was soon adopted by pioneers of QI in health care. His method and teaching of focusing on process ... eliminating waste, have shaped the way we approach QI in health care today.  Quality improvement in health care QI is the continuous effort of all stakeholders ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rinette Badker, MSc January/February 2017
... and meditation.[ 6 ] Integration of mindfulness in mental health therapy The definition of mindfulness used most ... and postpartum women when deciding whether to seek mental health treatment. Competing interests None declared. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Goy, MD, MSc January/February 2017
... nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical pharmacists, allied health professionals, administrative staff, and support ... number of patients referred to the L/BMT program by each health authority from 2000 to 2014, while  Figure 3  shows ... initial supportive management at a regional centre in the health authority. Unfortunately, patients arriving at VGH for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maya Ignaszewski, MD January/February 2017
... Department of Physiology at the Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki, and eventually went on to become the ... depends on a number of factors, including age, underlying health, individual physical activity habits, and baseline ... activity at least 2 days a week for additional health benefits. If the goal is to lower blood pressure or ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Angela Eykelbosh, PhD January/February 2017
... concerns can outpace the ability of physicians and public health agencies to provide evidence-based information. To ... risk communication to spill-affected communities. What health effects are associated with oil spills? Exposure is ... irritation, and dermatitis.[ 2,3 ] A review[ 2 ] of the health impacts of oil spills found that short-term ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD January/February 2017
Moving toward an integrated system of care means creating a health care system that improves support for ... part of a team ( Figure ), which may include nonphysician health care professionals such as nurse practitioners, ... and these practices and networks are linked to additional health care services provided outside of the practice. By ...
Letters / BY: R.A. Rockerbie, PhD January/February 2017
... The existing evidence that marijuana poses a potential health hazard to adolescents is unequivocal. In the matter of ...
Letters / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
... cost reduction in British Columbia and Ministry of Health–funded education programs. Whereas the potential for ... cause and effect. For example, other major changes in health care and epidemiology would need to be factored into ...