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News&Notes / BY: Neil Pollock, MD, October 2014
... Dr Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of medicine and public health at UCLA, and asked him to find an expert willing to ... in Haiti, and a wonderful start to a sustainable public health initiative.  Despite the challenges ahead, my ... me optimistic that the mission can contribute to better health outcomes in Haiti. I expect my experience in Rwanda ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Brian Day, MB December 2014
... Program will encourage graduate students working in health sciences to explore different cultures and ...
Letters / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC January/February 2014
... indeed employed by a for-profit organization (Palladin Health). However, this was neither as fee-for-service ...
Back Page / BY: Ashnoor Nagji, MD, April 2014
... outside of the IPD. Photo by Margie Barclay. Bubukwanga Health Centre reminds me of the conditions depicted in the TV ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Michael A Benusic, UBC Medical Class of 2014, June 2014
Controversy surrounding ignored potential health effects of coal transfer facilities in the Lower Mainland has reinvigorated the push for mandatory health impact assessments in BC. A proposed new coal transfer ... cause significant adverse environmental, socioeconomic, or health effect.”[ 1 ] The chief medical health officers of ...
Letters / BY: Jane Dyson, September 2014
... their limitations for various reasons, including mental health or cognitive issues. We expect doctors also encounter ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Nancy McLachlan, November 2014
WorkSafeBC’s provision of health care benefits focuses on supporting attending ... Addiction Prescribed is posted on worksafebc.com. Click on Health Care Providers, then Physicians, then Policy & ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) January/February 2014
... more influential so we can help build a stronger health care system. You told us that you want us to do better ... you, but also by partnering with patients, government, health authorities, and other professionals to promote physician services in our communities and health care facilities. You told us you want us to be a ...
Obituaries / BY: Dorothy Shaw, MBChB, April 2014
... moved to Grace Hospital (now BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre) in 1982. His practice also included the ... setting up the CARE program at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre 20 years ago and continued to work there until ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sophie Y. Wang, BSc, July/August 2014
... diseases.[ 1 ] A recent report published by the World Health Organization on the global surveillance of ... resistant bacteria are not only at risk of poorer health outcomes but also consume more health resources (e.g., lengthier hospital stays, ICU ...