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Child & Youth Growth Index – BCMA Feasibility Study

September 1, 2006

Today, obesity is a major public health concern, and despite BC’s healthy reputation we are not immune. For children, the trend is especially troubling.

In 2004, the Canadian Community Health Survey estimated that 26% of BC children between the ages of 2 and 17 are overweight or obese....
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The Economic Cost of Wait Times in Canada – A Report Prepared for the BCMA and CMA

June 15, 2006

This study, prepared for the Doctors of BC and the Canadian Medical Association by the Centre for Spatial Economics, is the first in Canada to examine the economic costs associated with excessive wait times in Canada’s medical system. Previous studies have examined the overall cost of wait lists...
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Waiting Too Long: Reducing and Better Managing Wait Times in BC

June 1, 2006

Wait lists remain one of the most significant problems facing our health care system. The importance of reducing waits has been raised in numerous health care reports. In the 2004 federal Throne Speech, the government stated that “the length of waiting times for the most important diagnoses and...
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Working Together: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Primary Care in BC

October 1, 2005

Multidisciplinary care (MDC) is cited as one solution to the challenges facing primary care, which include limited patient access, increasing prevalence of chronic conditions, the aging population, the restructuring of the hospital sector, and the emergence of more complex patients in community ...
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A Strategy to Reduce Orthopaedic and Ophthalmology Waits in BC

November 1, 2004

This document was drafted in response to a meeting between the British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) and the Premier of British Columbia. At that time, the Premier requested further input from the BCNU on how the province could reduce surgical wait lists by expanding the use of operating rooms in...
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