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President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD May 2018
... go home and are awaiting other sorts of arrangements. Many health authorities have developed no-refusal policies for the ... requirement if we are to develop a truly patient-centred health care system. But it still takes too long to find an ... which are funded through Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health. Several ongoing projects arose from this work, one ...
Letters / BY: Mike Figurski, MD, CA-CPHIMS May 2018
... for medically necessary care is illegal because the Canada Health Act prohibits extra billing. Charging double is also ... MD, CPHIMS Big White Letters Re: Two-for-one private health care: A Canadian compromise ...
Letters / BY: Andrew Kotaska, MD May 2018
... waiting lists for procedures undersupplied by the public health care system. The approach is ethically sound and ... Dr Figurski seemingly defends and derides the Canada Health Act, yet does not appear to understand the conflict ... The Supreme Court has not doubled down on the Canada Health Act: it has declared it unconstitutional. Free health ...
News / BY: John Falconer, MD, FRCPC May 2018
... with the Facility Engagement Initiative within Interior Health (IH) since it began. My involvement has been as both ... activities. In short, the initiative at Interior Health is flourishing. When I think about where we started ... relationships, communication, and collaboration between health authorities and facility-based physicians to improve ...
News May 2018
... (expected to rise to 937 000 by 2031). The combined health care system and out-of-pocket costs of dementia is ...
News / BY: Laura McLean May 2018
... insurance policy, the applicant must disclose any personal health changes since the date of the application. Even a ...
Obituaries / BY: D.C. Matheson, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... family treasures. Bill lost his beloved Gwen in 2011. His health began a slow decline and he left us gently in the last ...
Editorials / BY: Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... ] Mortality rates are dramatically improved[ 10 , 11 ] and health care costs are reduced.[ 12 , 13 , 14 ] What is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2018
... abuse, history of abuse, family history of mental health issues, and any psychiatric treatment experiences. ... and national epidemic. Obesity is the greatest public health crisis this country has ever seen and as such requires ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC April 2018
... of the Cyclospora risk period in Canada ( www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/cyclospora-infection ). ... is reported. Cyclospora infection is reportable to public health. If a patient may be part of an outbreak or there is ... symptoms in a short period, report this to your local health unit or medical health officer for public health ...