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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2018
... new challenges. They are beginning to need help with health care and mobility. Their independence is threatened ... making process! My parents will phone asking for help on a health-related issue. After some discussion, during which I ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD March 2018
... and encourage them to become more responsible for their health. We, as a team, do a lot of debriefing of “the ...
Letters / BY: James M. Wright, MD, PhD, FRCPC March 2018
... independent bulletin.[ 5 ] Prescrire’s  editors are health care professionals with no conflicts of interest. In ...
Letters / BY: C.P. MD March 2018
... I believe it would be so helpful for doctors with chronic health issues to support each other with similar challenges. ... Over the years, I have looked into the Physician Health Program in BC to see what services and supports are ... and northern regions. When I approached the Physician Health Program in BC some years ago, they expressed some ...
Letters / BY: Andrew Clarke, MD March 2018
... While it is true that the mandate of the Physician Health Program of BC is first and foremost to provide ... peer-support group for physicians with chronic mental health issues. From this pilot project we hope to learn ... Clarke, MD, MEd, DOHS Executive Director, Physician Health Program Letters Navigating care as an MD-patient. The ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ryan Danroth, BSc March 2018
Harm reduction It comes as no surprise to health care workers that sharing syringes and injection ... in the community when they complete their sentence. Prison health In Canada, HIV and hepatitis C rates in prison are, ... sharing would result in significant cost savings to the health care system. New occurrences of hepatitis C are ...
News / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC March 2018
... November and December 2017 issues of the  BCMJ , digital health is becoming mainstream in health care service delivery and innovations. Physicians play a vital role in partnership with health policy makers, other health professional groups, ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Vera Frinton, MD March 2018
... UBC Faculty of Medicine, was initiating discussions about health care teams and creating a Health Sciences Centre at UBC. In 1966 George was made an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health, with Dr Conrad McKenzie as his mentor. George was the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jay Slater, MD January/February 2018
Few people who consider the future of health care can argue that the aging demographic poses both ... and huge opportunities. Along with predicted shortages of health care workers and fiscal constraints, meeting the quadruple aim of health care (improved population health, better patient ...
Editorials / BY: Rona E. Cheifetz, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS January/February 2018
... colleagues review the approaches to investigating breast health concerns in symptomatic patients and imaging ... Wilson and colleagues review the Provincial Breast Health Strategy, a plan to facilitate coordinated care in the ...