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Letters / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC April 2009
... of medicine, provincial/territorial ministries of health and regional health authorities that the linking of hospital privileges of ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS June 2009
... syndrome results in an increased risk for several specific health conditions. The textbook Management of Genetic ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB September 2009
... answer is that in both the US and Canada, when it comes to health care, partisan political rhetoric has trumped reasoned ... in Canada have boxed themselves into a corner. The World Health Organization has stated that if services are to be ... in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Our health system fulfills the criteria for impending bankruptcy. ...
News November 2009
... courage or the endurance of hardship in the promotion of health or the saving of life; or advancing the humanitarian ... to the advancement of medical research, medical education, health care organization, or health education of the public; service to the people of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP January/February 2009
... us to become more physically active for the resulting health benefits? Is there evidence that hosting the Olympics will lead to increased health benefits for all? Premier Gordon Campbell has stated ... to help improve physical activity levels and thereby the health of British Columbians? Much is happening already that ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC May 2009
... access point for marginalized populations to access the health system to engage in care. Overarching provincial ... is composed of representatives from the five BC regional health authorities, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC ... of Healthy Living and Sport, and First Nations and Inuit Health. HRSS policy states that each health authority and its ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Margaret Yandel, RD, July/August 2009
BC has used the new Public Health Act to restrict industrially produced trans fat in ... based on estimates from the Harvard School of Public Health data.[ 3 ] Where will your patients find trans fats in ... res­taurants, delis, cafeterias, educational and health care institutions, schools, and bakeries. By doing so, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP October 2009
... who smoke that the best thing they can do for their health is to quit smoking. Based on this evidence, we can now also tell them they will equally improve their health by adopting a physically active lifestyle. Thus, the evidence is in! For the sake of our health, we  must  be physically active and we  must ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD December 2009
... control in doctors’ offices is essential to protect the health of not only the doctors and their staff, but also ... Additionally, according to the latest from the World Health Organization, the H1N1 virus may pose an increased ... 7 days from the onset of symptoms. WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation While the above suggestions are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP, April 2009
... has been identified as an essential component of health care reform in Canada.[ 1,2 ] EMRs have been shown to ... information at the point of care.[ 7 ] • Improving health delivery analysis through more efficient outcome ... both at the individual practice level and across the health system.[ 8 ] With increasing recognition that all ...