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Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG January/February 2005
... of civility in society is to emphasize civility within the health care team. I have written here before (thank you, ... you are too kind) about the importance of nurses to the health and well-being of physicians as well as patients. They ... doctors demonstrably show respect for all members of the health care team, but especially nurses, then our less-civil ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP May 2005
... workers, employers, and physicians, along with other health care providers, to develop and implement appropriate ... about the WCB’s rehabilitation programs and other health care benefits. Billing code for telephone ...
Letters / BY: Lloyd Westby, MD September 2005
... April 2005 entitled, “BC’s technologically challenged health care system” (BCMJ 2005;47[3]:128). His points are ... very outdated MediTech software system that the Interior Health Authority is continuing to pour millions of dollars ... understand the current state of information technology in health care in British Columbia (and the rest of Canada) in ...
Letters / BY: Ken Bassett, MD, PhD December 2005
... clinical trial findings. —Ken Bassett, MD  Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, UBC General Practice, ... UBC —Keith Chambers, MD Associate Clinical Professor Health Care and Epidemiology, UBC Clinical Epidemiologist, ...
President's Comment / BY: Jack Burak, MD March 2005
... best suited to represent them and govern this province. Health care will certainly be included in the party platforms ... number of physicians who will want to ensure that certain health care issues are effectively debated among the various politicians. Given that health care is the number one issue for British Columbians, ...
Obituaries / BY: Robert Hill, BMBCh July/August 2005
... were based at the time. He was on the active staff at the Health Centre for Children in the VGH and at the old ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG October 2005
... It used to be that when politicians intoned “no two-tier health care” I would assume that they were simply saying ... or my family, and you demonstrably affect my cardiac health. But underlying all this is the cynical understanding ... not be prepared to sit idly by if it was his or her own health, or the health of a loved one, that was subject to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jorge L. Pinzon, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, FSAM January/February 2005
... genetic potential (based on mid-parental height), general health status of the adolescent, length of chronic ... by obtaining a detailed clinical history including health risk behaviors and, more specifically, sexuality ... adolescents with bulimia nervosa seem to engage in more health risk-taking behaviors than females with anorexia ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: K. Pielak, RN, MSN May 2005
... against vaccine-preventable disease. The BC Ministry of Health Services, in partnership with the BC Centre for Disease Control and provincial health authorities, are pleased to provide information about ... all children 18 to 48 months of age who present at public health clinics or family physician offices will be offered ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gregory M.F. Ganz, MD, CM, FRCPC July/August 2005
... for guidelines The impact of chronic kidney disease on health is significant. In addition to the morbidity of ... from the Kidney Foundation of Canada and BC Ministry of Health. Current literature was reviewed, including guidelines ... illness and the time required to deal with their multiple health issues. Despite this lack of financial support, there ...