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Letters / BY: Jonathan Gravel, MSc, June 2013
I applaud the author of the article “Health Canada licenses homeopathic vaccines” [ BCMJ ... As published by both WHO and Canada’s own Public Health Agen­cy of Canada, population levels of child ... We live in a country with, argu­ably, some of the best health care service delivery in the world. Not to mention the ...
Back Page / BY: Ralph Jones, MD October 2013
... constantly reminded that they are part of the problem in health care, not the solution. What happened to my idealistic ...
News December 2013
... an AIDS-free generation in 2012. In July 2013, the World Health Organization incorporated TasP in their new Global HIV ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM March 2013
... that virtually all major emergencies and disasters require health care response plans, the question must be asked: how ... BC and Alberta. It was an event that called upon local health care professionals to quickly respond and one that ... (or subspecialty of emergency, trauma, and public health medicine),[ 3 , 4 ] while in Canada disaster emergency ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Kenmau Chow, MD, April 2013
... for work-related com­pensation associated with mental health problems. It’s important to note that the new ... has created the centralized, multidisciplinary Mental Health Claims Unit (MHCU), which oversees processing of work-related mental health disorders. Should your patient meet the causation ...
Letters / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD July/August 2013
... — Kathleen Cadenhead, MD —Margo Sweeny, MD Council on Health Promotion Nutrition Committee Letters Re: Gluten ...
Obituaries / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD July/August 2013
... Betty and Leah, left an indelible imprint on First Nations health care and education.  Al lived his life in afterburner ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Chelsea Haines, RN, BScN, November 2013
... framework to stimulate collective action across the health system and ensure that all British Columbians ... ImmunizeBC is a collaborative project of the Ministry of Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, regional health authorities, and HealthLinkBC. A key component of the ...
MDs To Be / BY: Laura Budd, BMSc, January/February 2013
... or worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health. Social media is the broad spectrum of online ... media and its overarching infrastructure of Web 2.0 into health care is increasing and generating discussions in the ... Web 2.0 as an adjuvant to traditional methods of accessing health care.  Physicians use social media too. According to ...
News March 2013
... will relapse. The study, which explored drinking and health outcomes in newly sober recovering alcoholics, is the ... completed questionnaires about their physical and mental health at both of the sessions. The study found that ...