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Clinical Articles / BY: Kathleen Eddy, BSc, January/February 2013
Background According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), between 2004 and 2007 the number ... appropriateness of CT and MRI examinations ordered in all health regions in BC. Methods   The Ministry of Health in BC contracted with an independent company ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, March 2013
... care has emerged as a priority area for physicians and the health care system as a whole, reflected by developments such ... of the BC Medical Association and the Ministry of Health, added significantly to the resources for physicians ... in communicating their patient’s needs/wishes to other health care providers. In addition, more than three-quarters ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2013
Vaccines stand out as one of the most cost-effective health in­terventions in modern medicine.[ 1 ] It is ... more Canadian lives over the last 50 years than any other health program.1 Vaccines are credited with reducing the ... too recently to see the night-and-day difference in public health brought about by immunizations—individuals who ...
Letters / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2013
... proposals to government. We both agree that all health care professionals need to do their part in providing ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB October 2013
... Huxley For many of our professional associations, health care transformation translates into more government ... of course, correlate with equal. Equitable availability of health care introduces the concept of fairness and thereby ... It raises ethical questions relating to lifestyle-induced health problems (for example, smoking, alcohol, drugs, ...
News December 2013
... School of Public Policy says that because the Canada Health Act does not define services that are medically ... making undermines the equity principle of the Canada Health Act. The authors point out that the wealthiest ...
News January/February 2013
... medical profession and for their commitment to improving health care in BC. Dr Avery was recognized for his dedication ... isolated communities. Dr Burgess was honored for providing health care to residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, ... Dr Schonfeld was recognized for his tireless work in health advocacy and for his exceptional leadership during his ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD March 2013
... and wood dust, each of which poses potentially serious health concerns. Since some occupational diseases only ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Michael A Benusic, UBC Medical Class of 2014, June 2013
... surrounding fracking lies in the largely unknown health effects, particularly given the potential for drinking ... and anecdotal evidence of already-present deleterious health outcomes have led to precautionary bans in the Sacred ... results of these comprehensive analyses, the Environmental Health Committee has created the following outline of the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Elizabeth Bryce, MD, FRCPC, September 2013
... of hand cleaning in the prevention of infections in health care was recognized.  Prior to 2010, BC health authorities had developed a wide variety of hand ... Auditing of hand-cleaning compliance. •    Surveying health care workers to capture perceptions of hand hygiene ...