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Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... motion in the federal parliament by the way), the BC Minister of Health, and every other provincial Minister of ... guessed it, the Alberta Minister of Health was front and centre and made no bones about how important it was for her ... about political appropriateness. However, at least in BC the very visible absence of the BCMA president can likely ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ralph J. Maddess, PhD May 2006
... issues on a large scale was made in the 1970s when the BC government funded a research project to look into this ... Government of British Columbia, 1977. RJM visited most of BC’s mental health centres outside of Vancouver Island and ... who were requesting, but did not have, a mental health centre or satellite centre. Extensive structured interviews ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2006
... Dr Coward, with letters of support from the BC Civil Liberties Association and the BC Persons with AIDS Society in hand, introduced a motion to ... Articles 2006 BCMA Annual Meeting: Debate rattles Wall Centre walls ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc April 2006
... such as necrotizing pneumonia. A recent meeting in BC confirmed that there has been broad emergence of MRSA in ... been developed collaboratively by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the BC Association of Medical Microbiologists, BC infectious ...
News / BY: Mark Bigham, MD July/August 2006
Protecting the blood supply from West Nile virus—BC update, 2006 Since July 2003, Canadian Blood Services ... WNV activity is relevant to blood safety in BC because blood products from other provinces—particularly ... season. Integrated WNV surveillance In BC, CBS, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), and BC Ministry of Health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jill Franklin, BA, December 2006
... intervention program (see  "Brain injury programs in BC"  ), a neuropsychological assessment may be needed. A ... Chuck Jung & Associates, 29 August 2005). Many BC neuropsychologists and some clinical psychologists treat ... Self-Management Program  (University of Victoria–Centre on Aging, Head Office in Ladner, 866 902-3767,  ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Fawziah Marra, PharmD October 2006
... Our study showed that from 1996 to 2003, the overall BC prescription rate in children less than 15 years old ... for age groups 5 to 9 (15%) and 10 to 14 (36%). In BC, extended spectrum penicillins account for the majority of ... FRCPC —Mei Chong, MSc —William R. Bowie, MD, FRCPC BC Centre for Disease Control BC Centre for Disease Control ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Margot Smythe, RN, BSN September 2006
... management focus session led by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) identified that improving ... logs have been distributed to physician offices within BC. In addition, the author of the Medical Office Assistant ... offices who participated in the pilot project. BC Centre for Disease Control Putting the “cold back into ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bruce Gamage, RN, CIC May 2006
... knowledge, and good practice. [1] In January 2005, the BC Ministry of Health Services provided funding for the ... a steering committee with a broad membership that includes BC experts in the fields of infection control, medical ... office at 604 660-6152. —Bruce Gamage, RN, CIC BC Centre for Disease Control, Laboratory Services —Elizabeth ...
News December 2006
... a limited number of health care workers. The government of BC has undertaken a major pandemic planning initiative by the ... plans that can be implemented when a pandemic hits BC. As important, the hope is to develop response models that ... Program (RMHP), part of BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, in partnership with the MoH, Mental Health and ...