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News / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD July/August 2010
... are touches of in­direct commentary on modern American health care, prioritization of family and career, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2010
... prescribing.[ 1 ]  Ten years ago, BC’s provincial health officer published a report on antimicrobial resistance ... The EQIP group, a joint initiative of the BC Ministry of Health Services, the BCMA, and UBC Faculty of Medicine’s ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sue L. Pollock, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2010
Our health is inextricably link­ed to our environment through ... and immunocompromised individuals live in the home. Other health concerns include allergens and trauma. For the primary ... they are pet owners, and periodically ask about the health of their pets. If a patient has an unusual clinical ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD April 2010
... of optimal growth can improve the nutritional status and health outcomes of Canadian infants, children, and ... recommendations for implementation of the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards Growth ... 5 to 19 years are significant. Four leading national health professional associations have collectively ...
News / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2010
... government has expressed a desire to bring them into the health profession fold. Where would PAs fit into the health care system in BC? A number of demonstration projects ... of too few doctors. —Lloyd Oppel, MD Chair, Council on Health Promotion News Assistants needed to treat doctor ...
News September 2010
... advice that can help patients maintain or improve their health. More than 100 consumer nutrition-based brochures and ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD November 2010
... or functional impairments that oblige a physician or other health professional to report.  Doctors can feel ... use SIMARD-MD, a brief pencil-and- paper test, to assist health care pro­viders in rapid screening of patients. This ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Steve Martin, MD, CCFP, MScOH, FCBOM, DipSportMed January/February 2010
... could result in a significant incident affecting the health or safety of employees, customers, customers’ ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Dustin Li, May 2010
... that would otherwise increase morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. The full 2010 report will be posted at  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Megan Isaac-Renton, BSc, July/August 2010
... in the province to further define the clinical and public health importance of this infection.  Although tularemia is rare, physicians, laboratory staff, and public health workers should be alert to the possibility of disease ... was sent to the BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory for ...