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Letters / BY: N.P. Blair, MD, June 2009
... the electronic surgical booking form required by our health authority. I would discourage any surgical specialist ...
Letters / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2009
... some statements regarding the lab interface in Interior Health. Interior Health is in fact leading the way in BC and Canada by ... suggests that only one EMR has connected to Interior Health’s interface. In fact, at the time of writing, seven ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, December 2009
... it is clear that AF is poised to become a national public health crisis. Rate versus rhythm Two separate strategies are ...
News / BY: Susan Attridge, RRT, April 2008
... the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary for any health care provider to become an effective asthma educator. ... Prevention Program (NAEPP) of the National Institutes of Health’s Expert Panel Report 2: Guidelines for the ... audience for The Asthma Educator Handbook is allied health professionals. The text is applicable for people who ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD June 2008
... about how important Thai caddies had been to my personal health maintenance program would be in order. Unfortunately, ... discuss the importance of Thai caddies to overall personal health planning. Maybe next month. —JAW  Editorials ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD September 2008
Nutrition is a favorite topic in British Columbia’s health-conscious environment. It’s important that ... over 50 years may require supplements.  • Current Health Canada recommendations are 400 IUs for infants under ... are higher in mercury and should be limited. See BC Health File #68m on mercury (English + translations):  ...
Letters / BY: Michael Dettman, MD, November 2008
... been mentioned in discussions about deficiencies in our health care system, namely executive compensation. CEOs of ... decrease the salaries of semi-skilled public physicians, health care workers, cleaners, and supporting actors ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2008
... process be­tween the patient, his or her family, and health care providers to determine preferences for care should the patient become incapable of making health care decisions. In a 2004 Ipsos-Reid survey, 49% of ... MD Geriatrics and Palliative Care Committee Council on Health Promotion It's up to us to begin the conversation ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephan F. van Eeden, MD, PhD, FRCP, April 2008
... systemic inflammatory response that results in adverse health effects later in life, such as cardiovascular ... ( Figure ) that could be reduced by ensuring that allied health care workers assist the primary care physician and ... approach would involve family physicians and other health care providers, and would include early diagnosis, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Wilma Arruda, MD, July/August 2008
... and Jenna is referred to the Child and Youth Mental Health Team but, as it is Friday evening,  she remains in ... to 50% of office visits to pediatricians are for mental health problems.[ 3 ]  • Approximately 140000 BC children ... care and a mere 1% to 2% are treated by mental health specialists.[ 5 ] • Every $1 spent on psychological ...