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Shared Care Committee / BY: Jiwei Li, MD March 2022
Good news: people are healthier and living longer. However, if a ... As our elderly population increases, so does the number of people living with frailty. It is projected that well over 2 ...
Shared Care Committee, COVID-19 / BY: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM June 2021
... hospitals and medical facilities from being swamped by people who could readily be helped elsewhere in the ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC November 2021
... the leading cause of disability in Canada, with one in two people affected by 40 years of age.[ 1 ] Now, COVID-19 has ... outside the public health care system. Consequently, most people end up managing their mental health in primary care,[ ... were comparable to the in-person experience, with more people preferring the virtual groups. The virtual format also ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi May 2019
... patients often look to their GP for care. In fact, 80% of people with mental health issues receive care in the primary ... cases of financial hardship). Each cohort accepts up to 15 people, and sessions run between 90 and 120 minutes. The ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Val Tregillus May 2017
... in Vancouver at the Sheraton Wall Centre. Close to 600 people came from all over BC to share their experiences, ... meeting of the group, which now numbers more than 2600 people, including seven health authorities, three ministries ... the mental health and substance use needs of their young people and their families. Impact of childhood trauma The ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD April 2015
... Strategies include attachment mechanisms that connect people with a family physician/primary care provider; ...
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 ...
News&Notes / BY: Michal Smialowski, MD, January/February 2014
... sunny day the following spring and we were hooked. People laughed when we told them we were moving away from ... were really bad, we would chain up our truck and shuttle people up from the main road after they radioed us (there was ... while in the confines of a helicopter. Since most people here live on acreages, the chopper can land in the ...
News&Notes / BY: Chris Fraser, MD, January/February 2014
... amazement I hear him thanking me: “Thank you to all the people of Canada. They have shown great leadership in the ...
News&Notes / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2014
... Seckel thanked all staff at Doctors of BC, commenting that people work hard and do so while enjoying each other’s ...