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Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
... Doctors of BC will ensure adequate communication on this issue. There being no further questions, the motion to accept ... guys. They did give us a very nice lunch, though. You may wonder, “How did things evolve to me being so ... Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was established in 2010 to recognize exemplary physician leadership and lifetime ...
News September 2016
... The study examined data collected between 1999 and 2010 by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, ... benefit from hearing screening?” was published in the May/June 2016 issue of Ear and Hearing . News Seniors with undiagnosed ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2016
... like to bring to the Board this year is temperance. This may help us be more efficient with our work.” . . . “To ... is not a productive use of our time and energy. The issue is that our two work models simply clash. Doctors are ... Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was established in 2010 to recognize exemplary physician leadership and lifetime ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Steve Martin, MD, CCFP, MScOH, FCBOM, DipSportMed March 2015
... deemed acceptable in recreational or sport diving. This issue was highlighted in a BC Coroners Service report from December 2010 related to the death of a dive instructor. More ... If you are concerned about a medical condition that may affect a patient working as a diver, or the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sophie Y. Wang, BSc, July/August 2014
... antimicrobial resistance demonstrates the severity of this issue and calls for concerted action among all government ... resource-constrained settings.[ 1 ] The use of carbapenems may also accelerate the development of carbapenem resistance, ... of  E. coli  to ciprofloxacin increased between 2007 and 2010 and is reported to be at 25.3% in 2012.[ 2 ] The ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bill Cavers, MD April 2013
... Practice Services Committee (GPSC) began work on this issue in 2010 and initially provided funding to three divisions of ... With the launch of the attachment initiative, any division may now ac­cess funding for attachment initiatives. Given ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... Act to target impaired driving.15 Introduced in September 2010, these amendments give police the authority to impose ... 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: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD October 2011
... legumes, and tofu) as well as iron-fortified cereal may also be introduced at this time. Iron from meat sources ... of the health effects of organic foods, published in 2010, found limited evidence of nutrition-related health ... as mackerel, swordfish, and tuna. 7. Is sodium really an issue? Yes. Eating a low-sodium diet has been shown to help ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, July/August 2011
... Two Health Canada re­calls of children’s jewelry in 2010 serve as reminders that avoidable sources of lead exposure for children are still an issue.  There is no known safe level of lead exposure. ... into cases of toxic exposures where the public may be at risk—for example those involving exposure in ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Dan McCarthy, MD January/February 2008
... comorbidities. As an additional consideration, GPs may access a new Complex Care Follow-up Management Fee for ... Dr Cavers. “This revised Complex Care Fee addresses the issue that existed under the old fee-for-service model, and ...