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President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD October 2017
... doctor. In fact, according to the Canadian Institute of Health Information, we have the distinction of having the ... what Canada needs to fix [in terms of] its systemic health-care woes is to create a semblance of a system. What ... that are owned and administered by the government and health authorities—but these are few. In BC and across ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Prabjit Barn, MSc, January/February 2016
... (CO) exposure is an important but under-appreciated health concern. CO is the leading cause of accidental ... level and duration of CO exposure determines the resulting health effects. At lower levels symptoms are nonspecific and ... to increase uptake of this simple and effective public health intervention. —Prabjit K. Barn, MSc  BCCDC ...
President's Comment / BY: Charles Webb, MBChB March 2016
... but one of our greatest challenges will be to ensure our health care system can meet the growing needs and demands of ... ourselves. Making sure seniors have access to the right health care and to community supports is very important to ... from being moved to an appropriate ward. I also watched a health care system pay a huge premium to keep him in a place ...
Letters / BY: Roger Purnell, MBChB, FRCSC May 2016
... the Oxford knee score (adopted in the UK by the National Health Service to measure the outcome of total knee ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD July/August 2016
... MOA faxed the form. The civil servant at the Ministry of Health forwarded the note to the College, with a cover letter ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS September 2016
... you and how you are engaging and interacting with your health authorities. We also asked some overarching questions ... policy development to support members on ministry and health authority initiatives that impact you, and member ... asked members about how well they are engaging with their health authorities. Many of you feel your professional voice ...
President's Comment / BY: Charles Webb, MBChB January/February 2016
... to the bad-news stories, especially in the area of health care, so it is important to highlight the noteworthy ... Doctors of BC and the provincial government, along with health authorities, are working together to develop ... strengthen physician satisfaction, and build a stronger health care system. Four committees make up the JCCs and ...
News / BY: Kim Pelletier, CEBS, April 2016
... in a 5% to 10% rise in insurance rates.  The cost of health care is also on the rise due to our aging population, ... must either raise taxes or cut costs to deal with rising health care spending. Cutting costs includes delisting some health services that are currently covered by government and ...
News May 2016
... will assess patients’ preferences in dealing with their health care providers, including their willingness to use ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc December 2016
... outcomes. In a use-effectiveness study at seven public health clinics, doxycycline and azithromycin were equivalent ... Cost A course of azithromycin costs the British Columbia health care system $18.15, whereas a course of doxycycline is ...