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Interviews / BY: Michael Golbey, MD September 2005
... that’s much of what we do, of course, is help people in health crises. End-of-life care is also very rewarding work. ... will be big: there will be improvements in patients’ health, including safety, saving lives, and ultimately saving ... going to save money there. Because of the way we provide health care in Canada it’s difficult to see that global ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD December 2005
... and I feel deeply that if you want to and there are no health or other reasons why you shouldn’t, you should be ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP March 2005
... carcinogenicity of chrysotile asbestos: A review. Indust Health 2001;39:57-64.  PubMed Abstract Pistolesi M, ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS July/August 2005
... references to resources that are specific to the UK health system, such as PRIMIS (Primary Care Information ... process that includes analysis of donor as well as public health WNV surveillance data from Canadian and US sources. ... For 2005, single-unit testing will be initiated in a health region when a positive blood donor is detected using ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD October 2005
... reason, progresses in an opposite and much heralded health direction. However, for some very bothersome reason ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marina Leichner, RN January/February 2005
... and involves both the child and the family. Community health care professionals working with individuals with ... it is now necessary for you to come into hospital. Your health is at risk and we are concerned. Although you have no ... will see positive results. A training video and manual for health care professionals and families is available from the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2005
... adult learning seem to be offering an increasing number of health courses that fly in the face of well-established ... Other programs claim to advance the understanding of human health through the use of flower remedies, reflexology, and ... British Columbia. There is a concern continent-wide that health education, particularly outside university settings, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lesley A. Stevens, MD, FRCPC July/August 2005
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem, with increasing incidence and prevalence, ... Disease Education Program of the US National Institutes of Health, and the American Society of Nephrology, and it also ... the recent initiative by the British Columbia Ministry of Health to have clinical laboratories report GFR estimates ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP December 2005
... project is designed to provide multiple benefits to our health care service providers: • Improved electronic ... report—because the system will alert the appropriate health care services advisor as soon as a worker or employer ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP March 2005
... them as well. Utilizing the Physical Activity Guide from Health Canada is another way to help patients. The guide has ... to support this important initiative. The BCMA Council on Health Promotion has undertaken a project this year to ... . In these days of scarce numbers of physicians and health care resources, we hear and know that physicians are ...