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News&Notes / BY: Neil Pollock, MD, October 2014
... a lifesaving procedure, it is a fortune in a country where people live on $1 or $2 a day." Just 72 hours after ... about the mission, I had the money needed--proof that many people care about the desperate situation in Haiti, and a ...
News January/February 2014
Approximately 7000 people living in BC have an inherited heart rhythm condition, ...
Letters / BY: Bill Cavers, MD July/August 2014
... the public, we found we had low name recognition. Many people didn’t know who we were or what we did. We also ...
Premise / BY: Martin Dawes, MBBS, MD, FRCGP, December 2014
... is equivalent to 30% of the available drugs on the market. People go to their family doctor with an average of four symptoms, and people with multiple diseases are now the norm.[ 12 ] Given ...
Editorials / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD April 2014
... Throughout our medical careers there have been important people who have guided, educated, and sometimes chastised us ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ahmad Al-Sarraf, MD, FRCPC, September 2014
... Services Plan only covers routine eye examinations for people who are under 18 or over 65 years old.[ 5 ] ... covered by MSP in most circumstances. The average age of people living in the DTES is roughly 45 years old, 10% of the ... over 65 years old.[ 6 ] This suggests that the majority of people in the DTES are not covered for routine eye exams for ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Karen Rideout, PhD, January/February 2014
... ] Food security means more than having enough to eat. Even people depending on soup kitchens may get enough food, but ... exists where you may not expect it. New immigrants, people who lack food skills, working families, pensioners, university students, people with limited mobility, and residents of new suburban ...
News June 2014
... professionals to work more effectively with Aboriginal people and organizations. The centre will aim to boost ...
News&Notes / BY: Benjamin Brzezynski, MA, November 2014
... recommend the following principles: 1.    Separate the people from the problem. 2.    Focus on interests, not ... with a high-level discussion of outcomes (forget about the people). For example, you and your clinic manager might ...
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 ...