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News May 2010
A new report released in March by the BC Physician Health Program recommends better workplace arrangements for ... mutually acceptable solutions to ensure maternal and fetal health and well-being. The report notes that in the ... job fatigue (e.g., over 40 hours per week).  • Provide health-related leave lasting 6 to 13 (or more) weeks ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS July/August 2010
... and their dependants who are insured under the extended health benefit of the BCMA Health Benefits Trust Fund (HBTF) (either the Standard or ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Evoy, PhD November 2010
... next 2 years.  The Division is also working with Fraser Health to develop a multidisciplinary primary care access ... physician and by nurse practitioners provided by Fraser Health. Recruitment of new physicians has also been a ... working here, but since recruitment was handled by the health au­thority and not locally, there wouldn’t be any ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2010
... think money spent on the Olympics is benefiting the health of our population. I have heard the many arguments for ... benefit is that a healthier population will likely reduce health care costs as the incidence rates of diabetes, heart ...
News April 2010
... or eliminate the virus’s ability to spread. Northern Health, Vancouver Coas­­tal Health, and Providence Health Care will lead the regional implementation of the ...
News June 2010
... to hospital with an injury, but according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, traumatic brain injuries account for ... For every dollar spent on a helmet, $30 can be saved in health care costs, an important consideration for the ...
News / BY: Gayl Sarbit, MEd, September 2010
... Oliffe (UBC Vancouver), developed in collaboration with health care providers and community partners, and supported by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, these booklets feature innovative approaches ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, December 2010
... 1 ] Exposure to forest fire smoke has well-documented health ef­fects,[ 1 ] including asthma exacerbations[ 2 ] ... particulate matter was highest, like Cariboo-Chilcotin Health Service Area (Wil­liams Lake) ( Figure 1 ). After ... also observed during the same period in the Fraser North Health Service Area, which includes New Westminster, Burnaby, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM March 2010
... funded program on an appointment basis through their local health unit.  BC school-based immunization programs have ... have repeatedly shown that the advice from a trusted health care provider is highly influential. To ensure BC ... ages 9 to 26 years who request the vaccine up to their health care professionals.  In addition, the US FDA approved ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB May 2010
... have failed to anticipate the need for evolution in our health system. While many may criticize President Obama’s health reforms in the US (recent polls show only 37% ... the enormous cost of “defensive medicine” forced on health workers and institutions by the malpractice issue ...