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Letters / BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI March 2014
... ). Some points deserve clarification. In the Health Notes intended for women they state, “Two possible benefits ...
News&Notes / BY: Neil Pollock, MD, October 2014
... Dr Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of medicine and public health at UCLA, and asked him to find an expert willing to ... in Haiti, and a wonderful start to a sustainable public health initiative.  Despite the challenges ahead, my ... for surgeons from various regions of Rwanda.   News&Notes Teaching a technique to improve health in Haiti ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2013
... of the various reporting committees and elected officers. Health effects of noise   Dr John O’Brien-Bell requested ... the issue. The matter had been forwarded to the Council on Health Promotion, so Dr Bill Mackie answered that they had ... Dr Clive Duncan Dr Robert Hurley Dr Maureen Piercey News&Notes Special feature: BCMA Annual Meeting 2013 ...
News&Notes / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2013
... is also rapidly rising interest in using smart phones for health and wellness.  A survey of Canadians conducted by ... addition, CTWA found that 26% of mobile phone users access health and wellness tools through their devices. Common ... unrelated to any apps mentioned in this article. News&Notes Health-e-Apps: A project to encourage effective use of ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2012
... White Report, the annual reports of the CEO, Council on Health Promotion, committees and councils, sections and ... Dr Gershon Growe Dr Mary Johnston BCMA EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION   Individual Award Ms Julia Tikhonova ... been peer reviewed by the  BCMJ  Editorial Board. News&Notes Special feature: BCMA Annual Meeting 2012 ...
News&Notes / BY: Lila Yewchuk, MD, FRCPC, June 2012
... glucose is therefore essential for a child’s long-term health and learning needs.  Managing T1D in school-aged ... and close communications between the parents, the health care team, and school personnel.[ 13 ] The lack of ... result in a healthier and more prosperous nation. News&Notes Special feature: Unsafe at School: Advocating for ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2011
... Dr Robert Raine Dr Beverley Tamboline BCMA EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION  Non-Profit Award BC Cancer Agency—Pap ... transformation taking place throughout Canada in our health care system, and the BCMA has been fortunate to be a ... shy away from what needs to be said and done.”  News&Notes Special feature: Jetha “will not shy away from what ...
News&Notes May 2011
... company. Dr Taunton was invited to speak at the Canadian Health Informatic Awards with GE as the winner of the Project ... Year with 2010 Olympic Winter and Paralympic Games. News&Notes Using pocket-sized ultrasound tools in patient care ...
News&Notes / BY: John Pawlovich, MD March 2011
... Bri­tish Columbia is on the cusp of great change. Rural health care has met the information technology age and things ... between the au­thor and a strongly supportive Northern Health Authority. It was a proposal that articulated the need ... program.   This article has been peer reviewed. News&Notes Special report: Rural echocardiography in northern BC: ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2010
... interest in posttraumatic stress disorder, physician health, and medical fitness-to-drive issues.  Dr Gillespie ... He has served on a number of BCMA committees: Physician Health, Council on Health Promotion, the Computer Committee, ... Dr Jack Chritchley Dr Jakob Meyerhoff Dr Linda Warren News&Notes Special Report: 2010 BCMA Annual Meeting ...