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WorkSafeBC / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC October 2016
... 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] the degree of adherence across different health care disciplines varies widely.[ 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 ] Known gaps between guidelines and routine health care practice reflect a universal need for more ... broad consensus among stakeholders, and efficient use of health care resources. In chiropractic, universal support of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jonathan Pearce, MD, CCFP(PC) June 2016
... to end-of-life care has been shown to result in higher health care costs in the final week of life and a worse ... what the patient understands about his or her individual health currently, as this will affect how the conversation ... to think about beliefs, values, and wishes for future health care and then proceeds to help the patient document ...
News September 2016
... the findings highlight the challenges of accessing mental health services across Canada. It is estimated that 1 in 20 ... a PhD candidate in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and a research methodologist at the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, and his colleagues ...
Letters / BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA March 2016
... when engaging in sexual activity, are a public health expectation. It would be difficult to hold Jamie ... their lives, is a live question. Working with thoughtful health care teams and substitute decision makers, and keeping ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS December 2016
... unpaid care to family members or friends with chronic health needs, illnesses, or disabilities. And while they are an integral part of our health care system, they often go unrecognized and unnoticed. ... caregivers, how we can make efforts to monitor their health, and how we can involve them appropriately in patient ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC November 2016
... Do not exceed recommended doses. Discuss supplements with health care providers. Purchase well-known brands labeled with Health Canada natural product numbers. As trusted sources of ... Cadenhead, MD —Mary Hinchliffe, MD Council on Health Promotion The scoop on supplements for disease ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jaclyn R. Farquhar, MD July/August 2016
... trends seen throughout the world.[ 1 , 2 ] The World Health Organization defines an overweight body mass index ... and 223 anesthesiologists. All six health authorities in British Columbia were well represented. ... Obesity is a growing problem that affects all aspects of health care. It has well-established associations with ...
Letters / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS September 2016
... would gladly embrace greater independence within our health care system, it is not necessarily the cornerstone ... of our patients, both for their needs and those of our health care system. Doctors of BC is now enhancing this ...
Editorials / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD January/February 2016
... not next week. All true. How unfortunate that most of the health care team struggles to follow what we have documented. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel J. Lithwick, MHA, April 2016
... physician infrastructure, and the feasibility of using health care resources for large-scale ECG screening.[ 4 ] ... and cost-effectiveness.  In order to make appropriate health care decisions for Canada’s athletes and develop ...