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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Marsha Taylor, MSc, September 2008
... to her diet which she felt would improve her baby’s health, including eating more dairy. Three weeks prior to her ... women. The information provided to pregnant women by health care providers needs to be targeted and clear.  ... and few received information about food safety from their health care providers while pregnant.[ 11 ] In Aus­tralia, ...
ICBC / BY: Jay Loder, November 2008
... Commissioner of Canada, 60% of Canadians think that health information is one of the most important types of ... an exchange between the adjuster, family physician, other health care providers, the patient, and lawyers. Every time ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat G. Camp, MSc, PT, March 2008
... from Statistics Canada via the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS).[ 4 ] This self-report survey includes ... have chronic bronchitis or emphysema, as diagnosed by a health professional?” Based on data from the 2003 CCHS,[ 4 ... reserve members are routinely excluded from population health surveys or are not captured in administrative health ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2008
... how employers and insurers can work more effectively with health care providers to reduce the impact of injury, ... How can employers and insurers work more effectively with health care providers to reduce the disruptive impact of ...  or Larry Myette MD, MPH, director, Strategic Workplace Health, Healthcare Benefit Trust, at 250 220-4160 or  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Betty Tang, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... than 70. Determining whether a medical problem or a mental health problem is the underlying cause of behavioral ... 2 ]  Although specialized outpatient and inpatient mental health services are available in BC along with community health and social services, there continues to be significant ...
Letters / BY: Kathleen Makuch, BSW, October 2008
... other dual diagnosis: Developmental disability and mental health disorders” ( BCMJ 2008;50[6]:312-324 ). I am a ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB December 2008
... different names (the devil, the destroyer/Darth Vader of health care, the elephant in the room, Dr Profit, and some ... services in Canada are largely government funded and health care costs are ap­proaching 50% of provincial ... we must work to expand our leadership roles in health policy, planning, administration, and politics. A May ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD April 2008
... practice group (EBPG) that reviews and analyzes key health care topics. While some of the reviews are evident in ... surrounding the issues; where necessary, the EBPG alters health care practices based on up-to-date evidence. Many of ... are available on our web site, WorkSafe­BC.com, in the Health Care Provider section (look under Customer Centres on ...
News June 2008
... The Issues Monitoring Report is a monthly summary of health related political news items and events from BC and ...
Letters / BY: Ian Gardiner, MD September 2008
... missed an opportunity to highlight a serious gap in the health care provided to women of BC. It has been well ...