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Letters / BY: Ebrahim Rafi-Zadeh, MD, January/February 2013
... 2012. Copies can be ordered or viewed on the web at www.health.gov.bc.ca . The numbers are fascinating and, at times, ... statements (the blue book) are available online at www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/financial_statement.html . —ED Letters ...
News March 2013
... according to a report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Report data show that fees and ...
News May 2013
... Program (CCDP) located at BC Wo­men’s Hospital and Health Centre is now accepting patient referrals. The CCDP ... incorporating comprehensive medical assessments with other health care services in­cluding specialty medicine, nursing, ...
News July/August 2013
The Canadian Institute for Health Information and Statistics Canada are moving to an ... electronic, interactive reporting format for their annual Health Indicators report. The new format, which will debut in ... feature more frequent reporting of over 40 indicators of health system performance for the provinces, territories, and ...
Obituaries / BY: Archie D. Young, MD, October 2013
... David Bacchop Gold Med-al, for outstanding contribution to health care by a family physician in BC. •    2000: ... Fund, being held in trust by the Chilliwack Hos-pital and Health Care Foundation (CHHCF). Funds donated to this ... of Drew’s family, be donat-ed to a cause related to health care at Chilliwack General Hospital. Please visit the ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2013
... fiscal situation, the medical and operational needs of the health authorities, and the need to provide reasonable ... to withdraw services, subject to a determination as to the health and safety of patients by the College of Physicians ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2013
... divisions of family practice to work collaboratively with health authorities to support better access to primary care. ... in the studied pilot communities was the use of alli­ed health professionals to lighten the load for the physicians ... likely have a GP but see a nurse practitioner or other health professional during many of their visits. I’m not ...
News June 2013
A recent report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that the percentage of cancer ...
News September 2013
Cardiac Services BC, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), has implemented the first ... privacy, risk, and IT departments from all five regional health authorities in BC.  HEARTis improves access to critical health-related information and eliminates the need to ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) November 2013
... the last few decades, our ability to make improvements to health care delivery has relied largely on the benefits of ... fibre optic endoscopes, telehealth conferencing to bring health care to isolated areas, and greatly improved ... in their medical care. For physicians and other health care providers, the use of electronic medical records ...