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Letters / BY: Brian Brodie, MD December 2018
... be used to support the medical profession and better health. —Brian Brodie, MD Chair, CMA Board of Directors ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Emma Cumming, MSc January/February 2018
... and more often called from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority region than elsewhere in BC ( Figure ). ... products; 4/20 event messaging, product packaging, and health providers should warn users about the particular ... cannabis legislation, they are of concern for population health. —Emma Cumming, MSc Field Epidemiologist, Public ...
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: •    ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD July/August 2018
... contract, with possible extension, with the Ministry of Health. Attend an orientation and training session. Maintain ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2018
... 2 ] The mercury poisoning continues to affect the health, economy, and culture of this Indigenous community. ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD November 2018
... the visit. Mrs and Mr S. are both my patients. His health declined rapidly over the past few years to a point ... Usually it ends up being more about assessing the health of the caregiver, and it lets me see and understand so ... history to make medical decisions regarding a patient’s health over the phone. Telehealth and virtual house calls are ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Vera Frinton, MD March 2018
... UBC Faculty of Medicine, was initiating discussions about health care teams and creating a Health Sciences Centre at UBC. In 1966 George was made an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health, with Dr Conrad McKenzie as his mentor. George was the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ken Seethram, MD, FRCSC, FACOG June 2018
... for SIPS and IPS results can be confusing for patients and health care providers. First, what is the difference between ...
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 ...
Obituaries / BY: Murray Peglar September 2018
... drove across Canada to work in Vancouver with the World Health Organization. He discovered Langley and decided that ...