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Premise / BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC October 2005
... one has to consider some basic facts. First, the present health delivery system in Canada is a scandal. That patients ... fierce advocate for their patients. Last, the demands for health care are finite, and the small group of very sick ... [6]  which was done by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. It found the high-cost users were “much ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat Roles, MSW, RSW, BCATR January/February 2005
... need help to cope with the eating disorder. All of the health care professionals providing care to the child or ... youth and her family in treatment. When families trust the health care provider, the youth perceives this trust and can ... help for their child. They are trying to figure out the health care system related to eating disorders and secure ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD May 2005
... did previously at much less cost to my physical and mental health, and the company I own a fair chunk of is expanding ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD September 2005
... of mentoring. To ensure BC has a sustainable and vibrant health care system, our aspiring young doctors require role ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS December 2005
... it to anyone concerned about the bigger picture in health care. It makes clear that leaving our fate to the ... and not necessarily a good thing for our patients’ health or our health care system. —David Blair, MD Victoria The ...
Editorials / BY: Shaila Misri, MD, FRCPC March 2005
... 2 years ago the First World Congress on Women’s Mental Health was held in Berlin. This was a milestone in ... recognizing and understanding the significance of mental health issues pertaining to women.  The Provincial British Columbia Reproductive Mental Health (BCRMH) program had its auspicious beginnings in a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David B. Miller, MD, FRCPC June 2005
... that “statins have not been shown to provide an overall health benefit in primary prevention trials.” [1] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... continues. [4,5] In October 2002, the BC Ministry of Health Services, through the Provincial Blood Coordinating ... in a privacy impact assessment by the BC Ministry of Health Services. No information identifying individual ... Wadsworth (Hematopathology, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia), Dr Brian Warriner ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce B. Forster, MD, MSc, FRCPC May 2005
... more women died from CAD than from breast cancer. [2]  Health Canada reported in 1998 that the economic burden of ... Atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease are huge health concerns in Canada and North America. They constitute ... will likely play an increasingly important role in health care management in the coming years. Competing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael D.D. McNeely, MD, FRCPC, FCACB July/August 2005
... V6R 4N6) and supported by a grant from the BC Ministry of Health. In this endeavor, each lab was sent three samples ...