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Obituaries / BY: Boggie Family March 2023
... the initial funding for the Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Alexander was predeceased by his wife, Rhoda, and his ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC May 2023
... and other extreme weather events take their toll on human health. As health care providers, we contribute to this problem both as private citizens of a consumer society and as part of a health care system that contributes approximately 5% of the ...
News / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC September 2023
... Dr Penny Ballem, chair of the Board of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), who provided an inspiring keynote address along ... award winning endocrinologist, pioneer in women’s health, and advocate for women in medicine. Dr Prior is world ...
Letters / BY: Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP November 2023
... groups are self-sustaining. They need to use all allied health professionals in such a manner as to expand their ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Elizabeth Burden, MD January/February 2023
... as they require, at the appropriate time in their health care journey. The overarching purpose of this tool is ... participation in discussions and decision-making with the health care team [ Figure 2 ]. The tool is available at ... content. The tools are also available on the Island Health intranet, and work is underway to make them available ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Hannah Gibson, MBChB May 2023
... can have a direct, adverse effect on an individual’s health, which can include high levels of disease, mental health issues, and substance abuse disorders.[ 1-4 ] In a ... Columbia, high self-reported rates of addiction (67%), health concerns (66%), mental illness (51%), and physical ...
Obituaries / BY: Chris Scott-Kerr June 2023
... palliative care, including the home care team from Island Health, Drs Bacsu, Vergidis, Murchison, Wade, and ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Laura Gentile, RD, MHA July/August 2023
... recommended by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.[ 3 ] Why screen for colorectal cancer? It ... relatives diagnosed at any age. In June 2015, the Northern Health Authority, representing 5.5% of the screening ... BC Colon Screening Program and is the responsibility of health authority patient coordinators—nurses trained in ...
News / BY: Julie Kwan, BBA, CFP, CLU, GBA October 2023
Doctors of BC offers the Health Benefits Trust Fund (HBTF), an extended health and dental plan, to members and their families. HBTF ... plan that allows physicians to tax-deduct eligible health and dental expenses for themselves, their dependents, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rohit Vijh, MD, MPH, CCFP January/February 2023
... and intermixing of different influenza strains.[ 4 ] Human health risk is currently considered to be low. However, if ... of avian influenza viruses in humans enables public health action to detect and control potential human-to-human ... 5 ] Who to test for avian influenza and report to public health Clinicians should have a low threshold for testing ...