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Clinical Articles / BY: Antonia Hyman, MSc April 2020
In 2010 the interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) at the ... discrimination, to all social and health services.[ 5 ] In November 2019 British Columbia was the first province to ... like to acknowledge that the activities discussed in this issue of the BCMJ took place on the traditional unceded ...
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 ... She proposed that an additional meeting be held in November because the first meeting will be largely devoted to ... Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was established in 2010 to recognize exemplary physician leadership and lifetime ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... attention was focused on how QI could favorably affect the issue of medical errors. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was ... improved relationships between FPs and specialists.   In 2010, a partnership was formed between PHC and the Shared ... Plan. Building a heart healthy Canada, 2009. Accessed 1 November 2016. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Slater, MD, FRCPC, MBA, January/February 2014
... on a system with such weaknesses has had consequences. In 2010, the misinterpretation of CT images in three of British ... process and the dictionary as required.  At the end of November 2013, 20 dictionaries had been completed and 10 ... the profession, many of which we have discussed here. The issue of currency has been an especially hot topic for ...
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 ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ... upon detention (thereby violating Section 10(b)). On 30 November 2011, the Honourable Mr Justice Sigurdson held that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alison Granger-Brown, MA, December 2012
... healing benefits.  Screening mammography program In March 2010 a mammography technician and the assistant deputy warden ... HIV/AIDS care to women, children, and families.[ 5 ] In November 2008 an OTC outreach program began to provide HIV ... 25 ]  Infant safety has not been reported as an issue in numerous countries where prison infant and mother ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... outcome of a simple medical practice audit conducted in 2010 illustrates how such an approach might affect personal ... in north Surrey, British Columbia, from 16 September to 6 November 2010. Ninety-five of the patients (46.6%) were ... 19 ] provides a structure for assessment:  I. Question or issue created; assess resources. II. Acquire information and ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD January/February 2011
... Traumatic brain injury is common. The population (2010) of the US is 310 million. Canada’s population is 34 ... and will take longer to recover than adults.  After the November 2010 BC In­jury Prevention Conference, ThinkFirst ... mandates. So, how else to approach this im­portant issue? Let’s try a poster to display the location of all ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, December 2009
... and is projected to be well over 100 per month starting in November. Physician Peer Leadership Until recently, adoption ... see  www.pito.bc.ca/specialists  and refer to previous issue of the BCMJ.[ 2 , 3 ] Private Physician Network In ... and standardize their services. Strategic priorities for 2010 In addition to continued rollout, PITO will focus on ...
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 ... additional $3.2 million between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2010 to the following: • Rural Education Action Plan • ... 115–1665 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4 by 30 November 2006 (unless otherwise noted). BCMA Silver Medal of ...