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ICBC / BY: Tanya Heuchert, BA, LLB, January/February 2010
I previously penned an article on this subject in June 2008. The article was based on the proposed changes to the ... In such a case, the joint expert is the only expert who may give expert opinion evidence in the action on a particular issue unless the court grants an order allowing additional ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD October 2010
... small. Without effective intervention, though, they may well become staggering in the future. Preventing ... in dietary and lifestyle habits. This is a very complex issue and intervention must take place at a number of ... developed with registered dietitians and implemented in 2008. New recommendations for physical activity in schools ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, March 2009
... were published in a supplement to last February’s issue of the journal  Spine  (Spine 2008;33[4 suppl]:S1–213). Prior to their work, the most ... 1995;20[8 suppl]:S1–73). While these publications may be considered the gold standard in WAD medical issues, ...
Editorials / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, September 2008
... University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine. In May 2008, the first class of medical students from the expanded ... for its innovative programs. The articles in this theme issue depict aspects of the expansion and describe physician ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB December 2008
... health policy, planning, administration, and politics. A May 2008 Angus-Reid poll placed doctors—with a 94% ... on health care. The timing is right to win on this very issue. With 68% support, no political party need fear the ...
ICBC / BY: Tanya Heuchert, BA, LLB, June 2008
... the parties must agree on the identity of the expert, the issue to be addressed, the facts and assumptions to be ... Once appointed, the joint expert is the only expert who may give expert opinion at the trial on the particular issue ... A final draft is expected to go before cabinet in 2008. If approved, the new rules will probably come into ...
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 ...
Editorials April 2007
... have a much better system today. We have a current funding issue in BC that is just one symptom of a sickness that has ... the way we fund much of our health care. While this may involve increasing the role of the private sector in ... wait lists have been dramatically reduced. By the end of 2008, they will have achieved their goal of a maximum 18-week ...
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 ...
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 ...