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News December 2014
... only 50% of eligible women in BC are getting mammograms. A health care provider’s referral is not required to book an ...
MDs To Be / BY: Rebecca Gordon, BSc, March 2014
... HIV/AIDS education project, GIVE has expanded to include health, food security and nutrition, and economic development ... transitioning a community-initiated, sustainable global health education project. The article provides an overview of ... that occurs. We encourage anyone planning global health projects to build strong partnerships with their ...
News May 2014
... popular, but that would drastically improve Canada’s health care system. In her submission Dr Bradley posed the ... local culture. Using that concept, she suggests that 1% of health care dollars could be dedicated to advance care ... of the dying experience for patients, loved ones, and health care providers. Dr Bradley was selected as the ...
Obituaries / BY: John Blatherwick, MD, July/August 2014
... In 1954 he began a career with the Ministry of Health as the medical health officer and director of the Peace River Health Unit (Dawson Creek). In 1955 he took his diploma in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Raymond Li, BSc(Pharm), MSc November 2014
... doses. Buehler and colleagues recommended referral to a health care facility if the ingested dose was greater than 10 ... in 0.4%. Almost 25% of patients were evaluated at a health care facility. Multiple brand names and indications ...
News January/February 2014
... to the third edition of the Canadian Rx Atlas, but UBC health economists predict the break will be short lived. ... population. Steve Morgan, a professor with the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, and the Rx Atlas’s lead author, analyzed drug ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David F. Smith, MD, April 2014
... 50 years. Functioning under the umbrella of the Council of Health Promotion, the committee was established to be the ... Member, Emergency Medical Services Committee Council on Health Promotion The Emergency Medical Services Committee: A ...
Letters / BY: Patricia Mirwaldt, MD, CCFP, June 2014
... the needs of our valued family doctors, patients, and the health care system. —Patricia Mirwaldt, MD, CCFP President, ...
News / BY: Shannon Waters, MD, September 2014
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) supports frequent HIV testing for ... people in BC. The new BC HIV testing guidelines urge health care providers to include HIV testing when sending ... a barrier associated with lack of disclosure and negative health outcomes impacting HIV preventive behaviors. Studies ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Anna F. Lee, MDCM, PhD, FRCPC, December 2014
... may prevent relatives from being contacted. Limited health care services, a reality in many settings, may also ...