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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2022
... I think more about who is going to take care of my future health care needs and what primary care will look like in ... primary care. In that model, money is siphoned away from health care providers into the pockets of businesspeople. By ... accounts, that is a poor use of the public funds used for health care in British Columbia. A lot has been said about a ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB July/August 2022
... As family physicians, we regularly navigate the health care system on behalf of our patients. Every day, I ... private practice. They all work in the hospital or mental health units funded by the health authority. There are fewer general internal medicine ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah Dunn, MPH Practicum Student September 2022
... demographic trends will create additional pressures on the health care system due to increased demands for care among the aging population. To reduce the burden on BC’s health care system, it will be important to consider ... Malnutrition is a common yet often overlooked health issue among older adults. It is defined by the ...
Obituaries / BY: Richard James, MD December 2022
... where he was instrumental in establishing one of the first health centres in the country (essentially the precursor of the primary care networks that BC health authorities are now trying to establish). He became ...
News January/February 2022
... of British Columbia, and plans to pursue a career in health sciences. She also volunteers regularly in her ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD April 2022
... Then one day I was introduced to the idea of the community health centre (CHC) model: Community Health Centres are created by not-for-profit organizations ... through an integrated multidisciplinary team-based primary health care team. Wrap-around approach: CHCs offer programs ...
Letters / BY: Barbara Macleod, MD June 2022
... and not listened to doctors about how to improve our health system. —Barbara Macleod, Licentiate Nanaimo This ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... operating under the umbrella of the Provincial Health Services Authority. It serves 5.1 million residents of ... of quality assurance programs[ 3 ] and new electronic health record systems,[ 4 ] which all physicians must ... Medical Association national survey showed that physician health remains a significant threat to the viability of ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD October 2022
... to overturn Roe v. Wade . Reflecting further on women’s health and rights, it has also been discouraging to hear ... adequate support for working mothers to breastfeed. As health care providers, we can normalize breastfeeding and ...
News March 2022
... stating they do not have access to the resource through a health authority. Within 2 weeks, they will receive an email ... active admitting privileges have been available through health authorities, and for family doctors through their ...