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Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2016
... all the generalist pieces of being a family doctor my dad may not have had an opportunity that day to receive the best ... to communities. A number of years ago, I think it was 2008, I was recognized by the Society of Rural Physicians of ... the health care needs of our populations. What health care issue do you think is not getting enough attention right now? ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jean Hlady, MD, FRCPC September 2015
... Canadian incidence study of child abuse and neglect (2008) identified 235 842 child maltreatment ... to social service or criminal investigations. Physicians may be asked to offer an opinion on the cause of a child’s ... lack of training, discomfort about addressing the issue with families, and previous negative experiences with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... developed. Often dubbed “walk-in care,” such a system may address the issue of timely access but often fails to offer continuity of ... a single spike in the use of outside physicians in 2007–2008 ( Figure 2 ).  Data for services by assigned physician ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Karen Rideout, PhD, January/February 2014
... of the article published in the January/February 2014 issue ( BCMJ  2014;56:29,46). The BC Centre for Disease ... insecurity,[ 1 ] and food bank use is up over 20% since 2008.[ 2 ] Food security means more than having enough to eat. Even people depending on soup kitchens may get enough food, but the food they receive is often of ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bill Cavers, MD April 2013
... on the attachment challenge. A study conducted in 2007–2008 by Victoria-based Hollander Analytical Services Ltd. ... Practice Services Committee (GPSC) began work on this issue in 2010 and initially provided funding to three ... With the launch of the attachment initiative, any division may now ac­cess funding for attachment initiatives. Given ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alison Granger-Brown, MA, December 2012
... care to women, children, and families.[ 5 ] In November 2008 an OTC outreach program began to provide HIV care onsite ... and increase motivation for change—something that may be sustained after release from prison. Women in BC’s ... 25 ]  Infant safety has not been reported as an issue in numerous countries where prison infant and mother ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper January/February 2012
... my two daughters in community sports and I played until 2008 when I ruptured my left Achilles tendon, and it’s ... for in those circumstances where it is a direct one-on-one issue or conflict. And yet now that I’m here, I see so many ... final thoughts? Members who aren’t involved in the BCMA may wonder what goes on here, and they can be assured that ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katie Wiskar, MD, FRCPC October 2012
... whole foods.  In addition to overall diet, the issue of workplace nutrition has recently received some ... ubiquity of inadequate nutrition among physicians, as they may result in decreased quality of patient care and medical ... being at least moderately active (150 minutes per week) in 2008.[ 11 ]  While the statistics among physicians may ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... fatally injured drivers of eight OECD countries.[ 4 ] In 2008, there were 395 road fatalities in BC. Of these, 152 ... in exactly the positive changes that would be expected. In May 2011, opponents of the new laws launched a legal ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD November 2011
... prevalent antibiotic use is of concern. In the June 2011 issue of Microbe, the report “Restricting anti­microbial ... of antibiotic use beginning in 1992 and continuing to 2008 (latest data). During this time, Danish farmers ... Now that this is CMA policy the future of medical care may favorably alter, particularly for infectious disease and ...