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Letters / BY: Meena Dawar, MD, MHSc, FRCPC April 2016
... In this regard, we produce immunization updates regularly[ 1 ] with administration advice based on provincial guidance.[ ...
News / BY: Julie Kwan, BBA, CFP, CLU, GBA May 2016
... the way life insurance policies are taxed. Effective 1 January 2017 new rules come into effect regarding the ... that permanent insurance offers will still exist after 1 January 2017. Even under the new rules, life insurance ... insurance policy it will be considered issued before 1 January 2017. Assuming you do not change it in any material ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... experiencing a mental health disorder at any given time.[ 1 ] Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence have ... such as depression, anxiety, and poor coping skills.[ 1 , 8 , 9 ] Furthermore, experts in the field have recently ... social isolation, marginalization, and violence.[ 1 ] The mechanism that allows poverty to directly affect the ...
Letters / BY: Owen D. Williamson, MBBC, FRSCS, FFPMANZCA September 2016
... for Misuse/Diversion as a legally enforceable policy on 1 June 2016. The standard extends the US Centers for Disease ...
Letters / BY: Michael M. O’Brien December 2016
... number of doctors in the province then (no orphans) was 1 for every 800 in the population, and now (a lot of orphans—200 000 with no FPs) is 1 for fewer than every 400. Doctors literally fought over ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jaclyn R. Farquhar, MD July/August 2016
... rate, mirroring trends seen throughout the world.[ 1 , 2 ] The World Health Organization defines an overweight ... 2010, more than double the average increase across Canada (1.7%).[ 4 ] Statistics Canada estimates that in 2011–12 one ... local anesthesia; and patients with a BMI higher than 38.1 should have surgery only “under extraordinary ...
News / BY: BCMJ Editorial Board September 2016
... Board’s newest member. Dr Chahal joined the Board on 1 July 2016. Born in Kamloops, Dr Chahal completed her BSc in ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD April 2016
... listed below. Eligible complex care condition categories: 1.    Diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2).  2.    Chronic kidney disease.  3.    Heart ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Hynes, BA, MBA, December 2016
... patients, contact Health Care Services at 604 232-7787 or 1 866 244-6404 (press 2). —Peter Rothfels, MD Chief Medical ...
News / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD June 2016
... Hassan, MD. New York, NY: Page Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-68139-655-2. Paperback. Dr Hassan was in several of my ...