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News September 2015
The 2015 winners of the Excellence in Health award are a Kelowna-based nonprofit that is teaching ... water safety and a Victoria clinic providing women’s health care services to its local community. The award is ... creativity and ingenuity to improve and protect the health and safety of British Columbians, and results that ...
Obituaries / BY: Lilie Hartwell, November 2015
... after he returned Dr Hartwell joined the City of Vancouver Health Department, and soon became the director of Vancouver City Occupational Health Services. He remained in that position until he ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP March 2015
... disease and cancer will increase as well. Mental health, also a significant concern, is impacted by chronic ... is they have not included the important role that health care professionals can play. Doctors may be seen as ... their patients’ other needs to take an active role in health promotion; however, where do people go for help with ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD April 2015
... categories:  •    Negotiating •    Influencing health care policy •    Advocating on behalf of ...
News / BY: Jessica A. Otte, MD, CCFP, July/August 2015
... The Patient Paradox: Why sexed-up medicine is bad for your health , by Dr Margaret McCartney, a GP from Glasgow and ... poverty, and consideration of other social determinants of health are not undertaken more readily. There are many models ... for, and the well escape futile tests and treatment.” As health care providers we must hold ourselves to a higher ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2015
... youngest niece, who has faced more than her fair share of health challenges at a young age. It started with her ... authorship. —DRR Editorials RNIOS: Injecting humor into health challenges ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2015
A few months ago I began to receive e-mails from Fraser Health concerning discharge summaries. Previously, entering a ... to infiltrate my inbox, imagine my surprise when Fraser Health thanked me for my over 20 years of service and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon May 2015
... the best scientific evidence on a range of occupational health and safety issues and, where possible, direct ... the opportunity to align their thinking about workplace health and safety accordingly. Physicians are also encouraged ... and finding real-world solutions regarding workplace health and safety. Research funding for 2015 is available ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2015
... released from Statistics Canada on the Canadian Community Health Survey reveal the following trends. Smoking rates ... activity and for the amount of sedentary behavior.[ 4 ] Health professionals’ response How do health professionals respond to these data? Tobacco is a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rakel Kling, MD, MSc, November 2015
... major labs across North America, including the BC Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory. Enzyme ... antigens,[ 5 ] leading to false positives. The BC Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory uses a ... be ordered from accredited labs such as the BC Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory and interpreted ...