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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brian Phillips, November 2006
Health Canada, in collaboration with the provinces and ... to revisit an important though not widely known health risk. It is estimated that radon accounts for about ... to test for radon and methods to reduce exposure. Issues Health Canada’s announcement in April 2006 proposes that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Janene Spring, RN, BScN, MSCN, March 2006
... to patient care in the past few decades. In BC, all five health authorities have MS clinics to address the unique ... during the disease process. GPs and other members of the health care community need to be aware of the common myths ... MS clinics around the world, and the work of GPs and other health professionals in the multidisciplinary teams caring ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD June 2006
... a framework that allows us to work with government and health authorities on issues affecting us as ... to represent the BCMA at meetings with the provincial health minister and the previous federal (Liberal) minister of health, as well as the provincial opposition leader and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philip Hassen, MPH, FCC, HSE, September 2006
... by the federal, provincial, and territorial ministers of health and funded as part of the government of Canada’s ... Canada (ISMP Canada) and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), in collaboration with Health Canada. Together, Health Canada, ISMP Canada, CIHI, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc December 2006
... schedule. Typically, in Canada there is support for health interventions that cost $25 000 to $50 000 per ... for Disease Control —Perry Kendall, MD BC Ministry of Health Services BC Centre for Disease Control Why BC is ...
Editorials / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD April 2006
... he is currently only considering this request as his own health is in question. The principles of editorial ...
Letters / BY: Michael Dettman, MD, July/August 2006
... have “monopolistic government control of the country’s health services” and that “Canada ranks 2nd in the per ... in rankings of brutality among regimes that have two-tier health care or private-only care (e.g., Saudi Arabia or ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cristina M. Aydin, BSc, October 2006
... reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease. [6] Given the health benefits of improved glycemic control, the goal of ...
News / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... program. This includes developing a basic and emergency health care program for the games and the doping control ... a school-based pilot project to deal with mental health issues affecting youth. He is a recipient of the CMA ... and currently serves as chair of the BCMA Council on Health Promotion’s Child and Youth Health committee. Dr ...
Letters / BY: Mark MacKenzie, MD, CCFP(EM), May 2006
... large. The symbiotic nature of these two emerging public health issues has the potential for a true “perfect ...