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President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD November 2014
... and not the other way around. In these days of increasing health care pressures, technology must make it easier for us ... in innovation, to have an effective voice with government, health authorities, and all our partners to express those ...
News&Notes / BY: Chris Fraser, MD, January/February 2014
... illnesses. Surrounded daily by the overwhelming, horrific health consequences and human suffering imposed by the ...
News April 2014
... Manitoba, and Ontario, has been acquired by Telus Health. The acquisition brings the total Telus Health EMR reach to more than 12 500 Canadian physicians, ... more than 45 million patient interactions each year. Telus Health plans to integrate Med Access’s eReferral platform ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD June 2014
... over the coming year. But the world is changing rapidly. Health care budgets are being squeezed, the population is ... on the esteem in which we are held by our patients, our health care partners, and the public. So how do we provide ... work at the system level to engage with our government, health authorities, and allied professional colleagues to ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Linda M.N. Hoang, MSc, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC October 2014
... CPO-harboring bacteria were initially introduced into BC's health care system by travelers returning from endemic regions who often had exposures to invasive health care procedures. To date, the most frequently ... public, physicians, and care providers, the BC Ministry of Health requires the implementation of a provincial CPO ...
News December 2014
Evan Adams, MD The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) has selected Dr Evan Adams as chief ... the FNHA while working alongside government partners on health matters in population and public health that affect First Nations and all British Columbians. ...
News March 2014
British Columbia’s 26 regulated health professions, governed by 22 colleges under the Health Professions Act, and 1 under the Social Workers Act, have incorporated under the Society Act to become the Health Profession Regulators of BC Society. The society will ...
News May 2014
The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health is Canada’s largest integrated brain centre, uniting ... the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health that is designed to accelerate discovery and translate ... www.centreforbrainhealth.ca . News New centre for brain health ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Clay Barber, July/August 2014
... a trial project (funded by the Doctors of BC/Ministry of Health Shared Care Committee) to identify gaps in the current ... 25th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care in December 2013. The new pathway was trialed for ... are being collated on the project in partnership with the health authority, and adapting the tools for neighboring ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Shelley Ross, MD November 2014
... MC4BC graduates may choose to connect with a licensed health care provider for postprogram advice and guidance. ...