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Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
Antibiotic overprescription is associated with adverse health care outcomes and has concerned researchers for many ... tool for altering clinical ap­proaches and improving health care, and its implementation has a considerable ... an approach might affect personal practice and provincial health programs. In this audit, five facets of prescribing ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Michael Sullivan, PhD, April 2012
... and Neurology Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Health McGill University —Peter Rothfels, MD Chief Medical ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Alison D. Kaplen, DMD June 2012
... The role of saliva Saliva plays an important role in the health of soft and hard tissues in the oral cavity. Its ... oral disease and discomfort, which can affect overall health. Low salivary flow rate is one of the risk factors for ... xerostomia, must be educated in ways to maintain oral health. Oral health In addition to encouraging your in­jured ...
News September 2012
... by the BC Cancer Agency, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. News Radiation therapy for ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD November 2012
... the Okanagan, and Kamloops—areas cov­ered by Interior Health. When you read this I will have also traveled to the ... Association, the relationship physicians have with their health authority, the resources available for patient care, ... frustrating relationship some of you may have with your health authority, and the shortage of acute care beds ...
News March 2012
... to earn accolades, recently winning bronze in the Health Care Leadership category of the Institute of Public ... approaches to overcoming challenges in fields such as health care, education, and governance, particularly those ... Care Committee (a joint committee of the BC Ministry of Health and the BC Medical Association) and Providence Health ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, May 2012
... a group of physicians who are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of their patients. Within that larger ... in the end, we all want the same relative goals—a health care system that works for our patients and for the ...
Obituaries / BY: Richard K. Elwood, MB, BCh, MRCP(UK), FRCPC July/August 2012
... as the head of the Virology Laboratory at the Provincial Health Laboratory and subsequently at the BC Centre for ...
Letters / BY: Gordon Saunders, MD, October 2012
... response to the letter by Dr Andrew Farquhar [Re: Focus on health, not weight,  BCMJ  2012;54:229-230 ] I would like ... a diploma in human exercise physiology (CPT).  The CSEP Health and Fitness Program in BC offers a member directory ... population and works in a variety of fitness and health promotion environments. The CSEP-CEP performs ...
News December 2012
... Policy Leadership Award of Merit from the Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division.  In 2009, the BCMA published ... collaboration between the Association and the Ministry of Health on the development of clinical guidelines for ...