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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Mark Gilbert, MD, MHSc, FRCPC June 2005
... disease due to  N. meningitides  group C in gay men in BC. Cases presented with meningitis and septicemia, and there ... group C conjugate vaccine to all gay and bisexual men in BC. The program was announced through a media campaign and ... MD, FRCPC D. Patrick, MD, FRCPC K. Pielak, RN, MSN BC Centre for Disease Control —R. Gustafson, MD, FRCPC P. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
...  but controversy continues. [4,5] In October 2002, the BC Ministry of Health Services, through the Provincial Blood ... number of acute care physicians along with members of the BC Transfusion Medicine Advisory Group to serve on an Albumin ... (Hematopathology, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia), Dr Brian Warriner (Anesthesia, ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS September 2005
... of insurance choices Members of the BCMA and the CMA in BC and their families now have broader insurance choices than ... office for more information. BCMA:  Toll free in BC 1 800 665-2262 ext. 2882 or 2836/604 638-2882 or 604 ... of this year, Dr Robert E.W. Hancock, a professor at the Centre for Microbial Disease Research at the University of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat Roles, MSW, RSW, BCATR January/February 2005
... after attending a group meeting. Eating Disorders Resource Centre of BC This provincial resource provides educational materials ... the Lower Mainland: 604 875-2084; toll-free elsewhere in BC: 1 800 665-1822) or by e-mail ( edrcbc@direct.ca ) for ...
Editorials / BY: Jean Hlady, MD, FRCPC March 2004
... As the executive director of a children’s advocacy centre in the United States has stated, “Knowledge and ... —Jean Hlady, MD Director, Child Protection Service Unit, BC’s Children’s Hospital Editorials Child maltreatment, ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC November 2004
In the October 2004 issue of  BCMJ , the  BC Centre for Disease Control  reported marked elevation of ... of herbal origin has been well documented. [4-6] The  BC Medical Journal [1]  and a review article [7]  listed ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bruce Gamage, RN, CIC September 2004
... interest of both patients and providers of health care in BC. VIRAP (rapid diagnosis of viral respiratory infections) ... the laboratories at Women’s and Children’s Health Centre (WCHC) and BCCDC, establishing the concept of ... Control, Women’s and Children’s Health Centre of BC —Judith Isaac-Renton, MD, DPH, FRCPC Director, BCCDC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2004
... of Anahim Lake and Nimpo Lake. [10]  According to BC Vital Statistics, the average total population of LHA 49 ... who drive to Anahim Lake for a weekly doctors’ clinic. BC Vital Statistics routinely standardizes LHA data using the ... also like to thank Peter Schaub, cartographer for the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine E. Jarchow, MSW March 2004
... reports result in a child protection investigation. [4] In BC, child welfare definitions, reporting laws, and ... suspected cases of child maltreatment to authorities. In BC, the  Child, Family and Community Service Act  requires ... instances, referral to a larger and more comprehensive centre is advisable.” Role of SCAN units British Columbia ...
Clinical Articles October 2004
...  In 2002 and 2003, the STD/AIDS Control Division of the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and the Sexual Health and ... met. The pretest counseling guidelines currently in use in BC [1]  were designed to promote physician-patient dialogue ...