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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE Early online
... well-being and result in significant costs to the health care system.[ 1 ] In BC, the number of people living ... and are available by age group, sex, and geographic health region. Information on gender is not available. For ... BC Observatory for Population & Public Health, BCCDC Notes The BC Chronic Disease Registries are produced by the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: William Liu, BHSc Early online
... Recently, this formidable tool has made strides in health care. While AI solutions expand and work toward ... surge to ensure effective and safe implementation in our health care system.  AI in health care is developing ... to address these concerns—for example, automatic SOAP notes, where AI listens in on a patient encounter, analyzes ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Charuka Maheswaran, MD May 2018
... to lack running water than other Canadians.[ 3 ] Boyd notes that the “disparity between water quality on and off ... as they see fit.[ 4 ] Because of the Canada Labour Code, Health Canada has installed water treatment systems for their employees (sent to provide health care for local peoples) so that they can have access ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Andrew Hurlburt, MD April 2016
... become pregnant should discuss all travel plans with their health care provider to assess their risk for Zika exposure ... and unclear duration of persistence in tissues, the Public Health Agency of Canada recommends that women returning from ... that her pregnancy might be affected. The patient notes that she and her husband did get a few mosquito bites ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David F. Smith, MD, October 2013
... seniors reaching this age milestone will have identified health problems that could affect their driving ability, in ... driving for longer based on testing and ability. COSCO notes the importance of seniors remaining socially ... negative effect on the doctor-patient relationship. When a health problem that could limit driving ability is identified ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC December 2007
... I started what would become a lifetime career in public health, in the ear­ly 1970s, at Vancouver’s Pine Street ... media and in the public’s mind with the idea of public health. Francis John Blatherwick has de­fined public health ... to his four children, a “real doctor.” Wikipedia also notes that he is a “scrappy” hockey player. I have known ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: J.L. Benedet, MD, FRCS, April 2007
... was a prominent feature on these trips. He provided notes and short lectures on a variety of topics such as the ... in all manner of things. Enjoy your retirement in good health with Melanie and your family at what you have ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Basil Boulton, MD October 2006
... addresses many concerns of the BCMA’s Child and Youth Health Committee (CYHC) and the Council of Health Promotion. [1]  In some respects, it is a repetition ... that properly belonged to government. Hughes perceptively notes that the “child welfare system has been buffeted by ...