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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... fatally injured drivers of eight OECD countries.[ 4 ] In 2008, there were 395 road fatalities in BC. Of these, 152 ... in exactly the positive changes that would be expected. In May 2011, opponents of the new laws launched a legal ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD November 2011
... prevalent antibiotic use is of concern. In the June 2011 issue of Microbe, the report “Restricting anti­microbial ... of antibiotic use beginning in 1992 and continuing to 2008 (latest data). During this time, Danish farmers ... Now that this is CMA policy the future of medical care may favorably alter, particularly for infectious disease and ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... 9 ] These studies suggest that our emergency departments may have become safe havens for the worst drinking drivers, ... causing bodily harm were dismissed.[ 14 ] Complicating the issue further, the present statutes require the collection of ... Medical Association is also concerned about this issue. In 2008, the CMA passed the following resolution at General ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag.  The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ... of the Perinatal Database will be implemented on 1 April 2008. New data fields will be added and some pre-existing ... TT-WNV WNV developing within 4 weeks of blood transfusion may be transfusion-associated. Suspected cases of TT-WNV ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Basil Boulton, MD October 2007
... diseases originate in childhood, and lifelong disabilities may be prevented with good perinatal and pediatric care. ... or lessen many of these problems. In the July/August 2005 issue of the BCMJ, the Child and Youth Health Committee ... to be ready for presentation to the BCMA Board by April, 2008, in preparation for the BCMA AGM, followed closely by ...
News / BY: Tara Lyon April 2007
... a little book about the flu (reviewed in the December 2006 issue) and thinks he is an author. The “Laminator” has ... in a responsible manner is often a challenge. Patients may bring in their unused meds to doctors’ offices, and ... this summer, with further implementation starting in early 2008. For more information, please refer to the February PITO ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
... the monthly editions of e-News. Please note that as this issue of the Journal went to print, the Agreement was still ... provides for fee increases effective 1 April 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. The distribution of the fee increases is ... which the Provincial Salary and Service contract ranges may be exceeded. Joint Standing Committee on Rural Programs ...
News December 2006
... where a physician is deemed uninsurable, to decline to issue coverage altogether. The amount of coverage is based on ... and election follows the premature and sudden death, last May, of director-general Dr Jong-Wook Lee. The ... by 2%, 2%, and 3% in the fiscal years of 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2009–10 respectively. The 2006 agreement ...