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Letters / BY: Dana Cole, BScPharm, December 2012
...  2012;54:327 ] appears to be a recent decision by the BC Health Authorities Pharmacy & Therapeutics (BCHA P&T) ... FCFP Co-Chairs, BCHA , P&T Committee Letters Re: BC Health Authorities Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2012
... sure I wouldn’t be wasting my energy on the Fraser Health site. I don’t think hackers are thinking, “I know, ...
Letters / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) April 2012
... generate real benefits. —Lloyd Oppel, MD Chair, Allied Health Practices Committee Letters Dr Oppel responds ...
Letters / BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD June 2012
... In the BCMJ April issue I was glad to see the Council on Health Promotion encourage physicians to focus on health rather than weight [Shifting the focus to health, not weight: First, do no harm,  BCMJ  [ 2012;54:144 ...
Letters / BY: David B. Miller, MD, FRCPC September 2012
British Columbia’s health authorities have formed a single BC Health Au­thorities Pharmacy and Therapeutics (BCHA P&T) ... In their reviews of these drugs they use a “hierarchy of health outcomes” that starts with all-cause mortality, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan T. Bates, MD, PhD November 2012
... her twenties to give her increased energy. Contrary to Health Canada guidelines, which allow the use of ephedra as a ... able to obtain a regular and cheap supply from a nearby health supplement store. After being informed about the ... This case dem­onstrates the need to ask patients about health supplements, even pa­tients who appear to have more ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS January/February 2012
... BC were compared with data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI),[ 1 ] and relevant population ... projected population of 5190802 is 260.[ 11 ] All five BC health regions were represented in the 75 responses received ... , 14–17 ] compares the wait times in BC, broken down by health authority, with wait times in four other provinces ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS March 2012
... and understanding are crucial. High-quality consumer health resources, both in print and online, help busy ... organizations like HealthLinkBC and Vancouver Coastal Health. These sites have extensive collections of topics, and ... site, supported by the US National Institutes of Health, is  MedlinePlus . This site includes information on ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD May 2012
... of farm pollution damage to land and waterways, and health care costs, then the economical answer is local, ... with little concern for quality, sustainability, and the health and welfare of livestock, not to mention the end user, ... about it, it is odd that something as important to our own health and well-being as food is sold strictly on the basis ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2012
... surgical intervention?  The quality and safety agenda for health care looks to reduce errors in the provision of care. ... Committee This article is the opinion of the Council on Health Promotion and has not been peer reviewed by the  BCMJ  Editorial Board. Council on Health Promotion Quality of death ...