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Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD January/February 2010
... that my youth is passing. I am fortunate that my overall health is intact and I have good genetics on my side. I am ... 80% of the pop­ulation 65 years or over have chron­ic health conditions that require ongoing expensive treatment ... figure of 1 in 10.  The national costs of providing health care will increase dramatically and at the same time ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, April 2010
... of Motor Vehicles (OSMV). Generally, personal health information is disclosed to third parties only with ... cover those amounts covered by private insurance, extended health benefits, and WorkSafeBC. The benefits typically cover ...
News June 2010
... the main victims of this long-standing neglect. The World Health Organization estimates that 1 million children each ...
News September 2010
In June, Providence Health Care ex­panded its Rapid Access to Consultative ... specialists, and house staff in the Vancouver Coastal Health region with access to telephone advice from PHC ... Vancouver Coastal primary care phy­sicians and Providence Health Care cardiologists, now includes a broader range of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lauren MacDonald, BScH, MSc, December 2010
... survival rate, many survivors face long-term negative health, educational, and social consequences of their cancer ... that they may face significant long-term risks to their health and well-being.[ 2 , 6-8 ] These “late effects” ... until many years after treatment.  The most serious health risks are late recurrence of disease, as well as ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S. Green, MD, FCFP March 2010
... organizations of residents have negotiated contracts with health authorities to set limits. For instance, in BC the ...
Editorials / BY: Robert D. Levy, MD, FRCPC May 2010
... at that time. In October 1985, the BC Ministry of Health announced the formation of the British Columbia ... rates. Today BC Transplant is a comprehensive, nonprofit health care agency with responsibility for the overall ... organ transplantation in BC.  Through the Provincial Health Services Authority, BC Transplant is entrusted with ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG July/August 2010
... years, the great bulk of that experience has been in the health care of women—and men are different. But I have ... unhealthy and needs “treatment” to restore “health.” Our job is largely to reassure. How­ever, beyond ...
News / BY: Pamela Verma, BSc, October 2010
... to discuss professional issues and topics in women’s health.  This meeting marked the 28th International Congress ... Opportunities. Dr Kickbusch emphasized the importance of health policy and how it must change to accommodate the globalization of health care.  She insisted that current policy is ...
News / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC December 2010
... to you to draw your attention to the need to protect health care workers from influenza in order to safeguard their own health, the health of their families, and that of their vulnerable ...