Two Community Groups Win BC Medical Association's Excellence in Health Promotion Award
June 11, 2011 12:30 ET | BC Medical Association
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 11, 2011) - Congratulations go to two organizations whose dedication to the health of their constituents is being rewarded. The BC Cancer Agency's...
Getting Residents of Vancouver Island Up and Moving for 2nd Annual Walk With Your Doc
May 10, 2011 13:17 ET | BC Medical Association
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 10, 2011) - Each day we are made aware that obesity is on the rise. With only a small number of Canadians meeting their daily activity goals, BC doctors...
Getting British Columbians Up and Moving for 2nd Annual Walk With Your Doc
May 10, 2011 13:07 ET | BC Medical Association
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 10, 2011) - Each day we are made aware that obesity is on the rise. With only a small number of Canadians meeting their daily activity goals, BC doctors...
Half of BC's Rheumatologists Set to Retire Within Ten Years Triggering Concern for the Future
March 28, 2011 16:42 ET | Pacific Arthritis Centre
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 28, 2011) - Data from the first-ever survey of British Columbia's rheumatology physician population provides warnings in each area of the...
BC Medical Association: Innovative BC Program Helps Family Doctors Provide Better Mental Health Care for Patients; Program Now Receives Canada-Wide Recognition
February 10, 2011 12:30 ET | BC Medical Association
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 10, 2011) - A groundbreaking training program in British Columbia is helping family physicians provide better care to their patients...
BC Medical Association: BC Claims to be the Healthiest Province in Canada, but British Columbians Aren't as Healthy as They Think
February 01, 2011 13:26 ET | BC Medical Association
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 1, 2011) - In what is asserted to be the healthiest province in the country, a vast majority of British Columbians believe that many...
Medical Women's International Association: Improved Maternal Health Care Around the World is Necessary to Save Thousands of Lives
January 26, 2011 14:10 ET | Medical Women's International Association
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 26, 2011) - The Medical Women's International Association says funding for maternal health care must stay front and centre as the...