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Letters / BY: Brian Brodie, MD September 2018
... and create programs to support physicians and better health in support of the CMA’s vision and mission. I ... support for medical students and residents, and improved health care. The CMA is now better positioned than ever to be ...
Letters / BY: Heidi M. Oetter, MD September 2018
... have an expectation as outlined in the bylaws under the Health Professions Act, and as clearly stated in a practice ... assists patients in making informed choices about their health and well-being. —Heidi M. Oetter, MD Registrar and ...
News September 2018
... on the study—from the BC-CfE, SFU, and the Public Health Agency of Canada, in partnership with Saskatchewan ... and with funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research—were startled at the prevalence of immune ...
News September 2018
... funded by Cystic Fibrosis Canada, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation grant, the Canada Research Chair ...
News September 2018
BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) has made significant progress in the ... Transfer Network. BCEHS is supported by the Provincial Health Services Authority. For more information, visit ... . News BCEHS Action Plan transforming emergency health services in BC ...
News September 2018
... of multiple medications and their potential impact on health. Shared Care’s Polypharmacy Risk Reduction ... of Doctors of BC and the BC government), the First Nations Health Authority, and Interior Health worked with Elders, initiating conversations that led ...
News / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC September 2018
... Medical Staff Hall of Honour of Vancouver Coastal Health was created, with the approval of the hospital ... Confederation (2017). Although it is appreciated that all health care professionals at VGH and its allied institutions ... source of inspiration to physicians, surgeons, and allied health care professionals in the years to come. —Eric M. ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tommy Gerschman, MD, FRCPC, MSc September 2018
... the public are looking for ways to engage in preventive health measures. Many physicians are appropriately concerned ... lifestyle change agents who remain the preferred source of health information for many people.[ 1 ] Last year, the ... in healthy living. Data from the 2017 Canadian Community Health Survey revealed that in Canada, 57.4% of adults ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carla Pajak, MD, FRCSC September 2018
... variation in practice seen even within a single regional health care system, suggesting the presence of institutional ... In 2014 all practising general surgeons in the Fraser Health Authority were approached to complete an online survey ... all patients presenting with acute cholecystitis in Fraser Health between April 2012 and June 2013 who underwent a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fahra Rajabali, MSc September 2018
... far-reaching consequences for families, communities, the health care system, and society at large. This public health issue directly affects the practice of physicians who ... and indirect costs.[ 2 ] To reduce the burden on the health care system and society, physicians and policymakers ...