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Clinical Articles December 2008
... 1-3 ] Systems have existed for over 20 years in the allied health professions because of their predominantly salaried ... administrators, and individuals. For example, the largest health management organization in the United States, the Veterans Health Administration, has used physician productivity ...
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 ...
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 ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Shelagh Locke, January/February 2008
... you need to know. Changes to WorkSafeBC’s Oc­cupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) that came into effect on ... in response to the estimated 5000 needlestick injuries BC health care workers sustain each year. Any medical procedure ... Locke -Michael Sagar Industry Specialists, WorkSafeBC Health Care WorkSafeBC Hollow-bore needles and you ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: Paul K.B. Dagg, MD, FRCPC, October 2008
... people with concurrent developmental disability and mental health disorders, there is an error in the article with ... and thus concludes that “there is no acute mental health crisis resource for people with DD outside the usual ... previously provided by River­view for the Interior Health Authority (IHA) for over 2 years, and for the Northern ...