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Obituaries / BY: Jack Burak, MD July/August 2017
... witty, caring friend to so many of us physician and allied health care colleagues, and to his family. Rod followed many ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD July/August 2017
... extremely interactive, with participation from clinicians, health authorities, the Ministry of Health, and patients. All of us attending brought our past ... to bring together pentagram partners—all of us who view health care through a different lens—and have us share our ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
... provide the citizens of BC with the highest standard of health care. He stated the Board functioned very successfully ... To Dr John Turner’s questions about increased Physician Health Program funding, Dr Curry stated that because the ... He said that the SGP would like to be more involved in health care transformation and advocacy and that their 34 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeanine C. Marshall, MD, FRCPC September 2017
The Mental Health Act (MHA) and the Adult Guardianship Act (AGA) are ... adults—including the Patients Property Act and the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act—the ... makes an individual vulnerable to abuse or neglect. Mental Health Act The MHA allows for involuntary admission and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2017
... of the province but most notably in Vancouver Coastal Health, which reported 84 cases (12.5 cases per 100 000 population) in 2016 in the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area. Cases occurred across the age ... outcomes in severe cases. Reporting of cases to public health will help to identify close contacts for antibiotic ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tommy Gerschman, MD, FRCPC, MSc September 2017
... ministerial mandate letter to the Canadian Minister of Health was to raise awareness about the treatment of concussions.[ 1 ] The Public Health Agency of Canada was given a 2-year budget of $1.4 ... these steps for players, parents, coaches, teachers, and health care professionals.[ 5 ] The greatest risk for having ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2017
... chances of developing lung cancer by 20% to 30%. Health Canada also states that about 800 Canadians die each ...
Letters / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC September 2017
... products was made by the liver transplant team’s allied health care professionals. Although one of the two patients ...
Letters / BY: Douglas Bell, MD September 2017
... care and makes a significant contribution to improved health care safety in Canada. Unlike an insurance company, ...
Letters / BY: Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC September 2017
... clinic setting [ BCMJ  2017;59:310-311 ]. Mental health issues are unfortunately all too common in this ... The article very rightly points out the role of the mental health provider in helping to identify and treat the ... Unfortunately, in many areas, there is a paucity of mental health services available to pediatric and adult ...