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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Michael R. Lyon, MD, ABOM December 2018
... and inseparable relationship between obesity and mental health is one reason why a simple diet or exercise plan has ... and discrimination in all facets of society, including health care settings.[ 9 ] Motivating positive change in ... and effective. —Michael R. Lyon, MD, ABOM Council on Health Promotion Why diets fail: Obesity and mental health ...
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 ...
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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... assay, and in BC this test is not covered by provincial health insurance. The cost per assay is typically $70, which ... normal values for semen parameters in the current World Health Organization (WHO) laboratory manual (5th edition) ... by many factors, including duration of abstinence, age, health status, length of time to processing, and exposure to ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS April 2018
... 3 ] a directory of guidelines produced in Canada by health organizations, societies, governments, or expert ...
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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C. Bruce Verchere, PhD November 2018
... on glycemic control, diabetes distress, and other health-related outcomes in South Asian Canadians and members ... and biology funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.[ 18-20 ] Our growing diabetes research group ... BCCH has strong community-based clinical and population health research programs. Clinical studies have investigated ...
News January/February 2018
... are among 204 physicians and 43 PhD/master’s-level health clinicians who became the first medical professionals ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP June 2018
... right. That practising medicine should be good for our health too. That we need to channel our frustrations. That ... and advanced access and 24-7 imaging and digital health, all begging to be scaled. We have a new governance ...
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 ...