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News October 2009
In May, Providence Health Care opened the Rapid Access Breast Clinic at Mount ... breast abnormality as determined by a Vancouver Coastal Health Area physician. The Rapid Access Breast Clinic uses ...
Letters / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP April 2009
... many other countries, is for any interested community or health region to create a bursary system for eligible ... an internal market for graduating students and allow the health regions to plan appropriately and to budget for future ... service would be according to the needs of the health region, but obviously would allow for some measure of ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, June 2009
... access to palliative care services. • A list of other health care professionals whose care may be needed. • A copy of the patient’s most current advance health care planning (if available). • The completion and ... facility. It must include at least two interdisciplinary health professionals (another physician, long-term care ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, September 2009
... to the claimant through private insurance, extended health benefits, and WorkSafeBC. Who is covered? Accident ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS November 2009
... insurance are mainly dependent on an applicant’s health history; critical illness insurance also takes your ... the new 25-impairment plan without providing proof of good health. Members and their spouses who are not currently ... illness insurance under the new plan with no proof of good health. Information packages describing the new 25-impairment ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... Society of Cardiology, consultant to the World Health Organ­ization and the UN Food and Agri­culture ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2009
... effect on our economy and well-being. Barack Obama’s health care plan is to provide accessible and affordable coverage for all. He plans to reduce health care costs for a typical family by $2500 by investing in health information technology, prevention, and care ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, July/August 2009
... BC (MSP)? Ultimately, they are. Pur­suant to the Canada Health Act, the province is required to fund physicians’ fees. However, ICBC and the Ministry of Health have agreed that ICBC will reimburse MSP for services ... amounts payable by ICBC for medical, surgical, or other health care services are those listed in the payment ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, October 2009
... Act there is no provision for private MRIs, alternative health care remedies, hot tubs, and so forth, no matter how ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kristopher L. Schmidt, MSc, April 2009
... manifestations of the disease, requirements for public health follow-up, clinical management, and available ... from two cases, were submitted to the provincial public health laboratory at BCCDC for testing. Stool samples from ... flora. Clinical presentation and required public health follow-up The primary presenting symptom of infant ...