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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Derek C. Chang, MD October 2021
... on integrating physicians in disaster preparedness and health emergency management back in 2018.[ 1 ] The current ... world, we need to increase disaster preparedness and health emergency management awareness, not only among ... 2 ] calling to better “incorporate disaster medicine and health emergency management into the medical curricula, ...
News December 2021
... to pay privately or who work within the boundaries of health authority sites. Family doctors have access to the ...
News January/February 2021
... illness and how it is perceived in society. Our mental health is just as important as our physical well-being, so ... this phenomenon and how it affects those whose mental health is in jeopardy. The book features a series of stories ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC March 2021
... been very effective, and similarly, we can advance the health benefits of regular physical activity. However, ... will add something extra for their physical and mental health. —Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC Council on Health Promotion A walk in nature: The superfood of physical ...
News May 2021
... are broad but consistently include youth and children’s health, mental health, social medicine, and palliative care. The 2020 J.H. ... of inadequacy and insecurity when trying to offer factual health information to patients, and her description of how ...
News September 2021
The updated BC Seniors’ Guide provides information on health, housing, finances, community supports, and more to ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC November 2021
Prior to the pandemic, mental health conditions were the leading cause of disability in ... with half of all Canadians reporting worsening mental health,[ 2 ] and those experiencing the most societal inequities facing the greatest mental health decline during the pandemic.[ 3 ] Before the pandemic, ...
MDs To Be / BY: Maya de Vos, BSc January/February 2021
... Climate change is a considerable threat to human health on a global scale.[ 1 ] The medical community has an ... if used in large quantities.[ 7 ] In the Vancouver Island Health Authority, joint efforts between the Department of ... anesthetic-related emission rates in the Vancouver Island Health Authority and British Columbia as a whole remain ...
News, COVID-19 / BY: Sam Morris April 2021
... some disability insurance if enrolled in the Doctors of BC Health Benefits Trust Fund Plan, which can pay benefits after ...
MDs To Be / BY: Arielle Roberts, MD July/August 2021
... (2% to 4%) combined.[ 2 ] The positive effects on patient health of a prescription to increase physical activity cannot ... as a whole are insufficiently active to achieve these health benefits.[ 3 ] With the recent publication of the ... key element of preventive medicine for optimal patient health, a concern identified by the Association of Faculties ...