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Letters / BY: Alexandra Choi, MD, MHSc, CCFP January/February 2018
... community. These issues cannot be fixed solely through the health system; they require other ministries like Labour, ... In order to address the upstream determinants of health, government decision-makers need to consider how policies in other sectors can affect the public’s health. Health in all policies (HiAP) is an approach ...
Letters / BY: Sandra Seo Young Kim, BSc January/February 2018
There has been growing support for an interdisciplinary health care model, which has demonstrated better outcomes for patients, providers, and the overall health care system. Studies have shown that interprofessional ... care model effectively, early exposure for future health care providers is essential. At the University of ...
Letters / BY: Jack Pacey, MD, FRCSC January/February 2018
... like to comment on the proposal for permitting private health care by a surcharge system in BC. The notion that users of a private health care channel for accessing services that are rationed ... by making private arrangements to access nongovernmental health care facilities, and then a third time by paying a tax ...
Letters / BY: Sarah Fraser, BSc January/February 2018
... could help resolve misconceptions and reduce the risk of health problems developing into chronic conditions. Despite ... Class of 2019 —Paul van Donkelaar, PhD School of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBC Okanagan —Jonathan D. Smirl, PhD School of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBC Okanagan Letters Speaking ...
Letters / BY: Melissa Carr, DrTCM, BSc January/February 2018
... products.” Some people think that the world of natural health products is like the Wild West—anyone can sell ... According to the Government of Canada website, all natural health products are required to have a natural product number (NPN), and in order to get that product licence, Health Canada needs to assess that the product is “safe, ...
Letters / BY: Trana Hussaini, PharmD January/February 2018
... as food under the Food and Drug Act, which exempts Health Canada from providing any safety or efficacy data.[ 1 ] The Natural Health Products (NHPs) Regulations were then created to ... the safety, efficacy, and manufacturing process of natural health products in Canada—a work still in progress.[ 2 ] ...
MDs To Be / BY: Justin Burton, MSc, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018 January/February 2018
... boat from Iquitos in northeastern Peru. The CSSC provides health care and support services to approximately 15 000 ... the Angels from Quebec took on the tasks of education and health care in the region between 1951 and 1991 as ... apparent to me when I learned that the government-assisted health insurance that the majority of patients accessed was ...
News / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD January/February 2018
... refugees, their struggles with navigating the Canadian health care system, and the challenges faced when trying to ... take for granted, such as freedom, safety, and access to health care. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, ... view. I urge anyone interested in primary care or refugee health, along with anyone who would like an honest view about ...
News January/February 2018
... private lab across the province with a referral from their health care provider. Testing was suspended in October 2017 ... Screening Program, along with laboratory providers and health authority partners, has a coordinated plan to notify ... addressing those patients for whom testing was delayed. Health care providers are advised that: •    ...
News January/February 2018
... among older adults who regularly or increasingly require health and social services, is recommended. However, routine ... and caregivers are referred to or connected with local health care and social services. •    Polypharmacy is ... patients who are 19 years and older, mainly in a primary health care setting. New BC Guidelines Mobile App To download ...