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Clinical Articles / BY: Elspeth M. McDougall, MD, FRCSC, MHPE, December 2015
... next few years as new technology becomes available.”[ 7 ] Access to simulation facilities was reported to be a key ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2015
... and language barriers. Incapacity rates of 31% and 26.7% have been found on acute medical wards, 60.6% in the ... incapacity finding if a mood disorder was diagnosed.[ 7 ] Yet a review of physician-assisted dying programs in ... psychiatrist referral rates ranging from only 4.2% to 6.7%.[ 8 ] Referral to psychiatry for a formal capacity ...
Premise / BY: T. Chan, MHsc, MD, October 2015
... to make interprovincial comparisons until 2008–2009.[ 7 ] Wait times measurement methodology and challenges The BC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski, May 2015
... of cardiovascular-related diseases and risk factors.[ 7 ] Recent studies confirm that schizophrenic patients are ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Brad Fritz, MD September 2015
... design and establish the British Columbia Medical Plan.7 The association considered hiring a professional negotiator ... BC doctors were considered by many to be “pinkos.”[ 7 ] The BC Medical Plan was initially envisioned by Premier ... its members offered coverage through the BC Medical Plan.[ 7 ] In July of 1965, with the implementation of the BC ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Cathy Clelland, MD January/February 2015
... records. 6.    Remuneration supports the model of care. 7.    Quality improvement and patient safety are key ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) December 2015
... thought to outweigh the risks of low levels of mercury.[ 7,8 ] Widely publicized mercury warnings may have had ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: L. Zibrik, MA, July/August 2015
... optimize chronic disease prevention and self-management.[ 7-9 ] We work in partnership with the BC Ministry of Health ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP March 2015
... from its peak incidence in 2009. Canada-wide, only 39.7% of adults eat the recommended five fruits and vegetables ... rates (self-reported) run at 60% in BC (compared to 53.7% Canada-wide) but these dropped from 2013 to 2014.[ 6 ] In ... Canadian guideline of 150 minutes of activity per week.[ 7 ] Together, poor nutrition and physical inactivity lead to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCPC, November 2015
... ID requires considering current diagnostic guidelines,[ 7-9 ] which recommend investigations such as vision and ... of respondents were from the Lower Mainland (8/13; 66.7%), followed by Vancouver Island (3/13; 23.1%), and the ...