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Obituaries / BY: Doug Blackman, MD, September 2015
... deputies and support staff were competent, wise, committed people. He turned us loose to do our jobs, expecting us to ...
News June 2015
... the importance of the procedures. With a growing number of people accessing health information online,[ 2 ] the BC ... the best way to communicate complex health information to people with low health literacy, and that this approach does ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) December 2015
The element mercury has long captured people’s imaginations. A silvery liquid at room ... reduction in all tuna consumption.[ 8 ] Are we deterring people from enjoying an affordable and excellent nutritional ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Daljeet Mahal, MSc, March 2014
... will outnumber the world’s population of 7 billion people.[ 1 ] The use of mobile communication technology such ... study exploring vulnerability among young Aboriginal people who use illicit drugs in Vancouver, Prince George, and ... and service utilization among young, transient Aboriginal people living with and at risk for HIV. This study will ...
Premise / BY: W.D. Robertson, MB, BChir, FRCPC July/August 2014
... preventive care and therapeutic work is designed to enable people to live fulfilling lives for longer. This practice ... in Canadian hospitals, this one was about 50% occupied by people awaiting placement in long-term care facilities. The prospect of becoming one of those people horrified her. As she put it, “that is not living, ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Sean Virani, MD, May 2014
... may be affected by an inherited heart rhythm condition. People with this condition are at risk for sudden cardiac ... funding from other sources, has a steering committee of 18 people and more than 200 individuals involved. The SSC grant ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Shelley Ross, MD October 2014
... have such fun with her patients and her practice that people often asked whether there was a party going on in her ... development. Shirley quickly learned that the issues people bring into emergency are not always straightforward. ...
News January/February 2014
... a condition that severely limits the vision of about 5000 people in North America. The development of this potential ...
Letters / BY: C. Eve Rotem, MD, July/August 2014
... beds are available). Seeing what Dr Lowe and many other people have had to go through, it is time to tackle and solve ... should be discussed with a broader group, not only with people who have an incurable disease or are in constant ... pain clinics, is not always relieved. There are times when people are left to face a life that is not acceptable to ...
Letters / BY: John Dale, MD, April 2014
... conclusion that assisted suicide legislation will pressure people to choose suicide, but it will give many the ...