Operation delayed
Postmedia News (carried by Vancouver Sun)
Lack of funds, doctors and knowledge all play a part in lengthy waits for breast reconstruction surgery. VGH Drs. Nancy Van Laeken and Peter Lennox are quoted.
Flu clinics underway on the North Shore
North Shore News (also carried by the Coast Reporter)
VCH is encouraging people to get vaccinated for the flu this season.
Advancements in addiction treatment bypass Canada
Vancouver Sun – Op/Ed
According to Dr. Evan Wood of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS the new long-acting formulation of a drug called naltrexone is a perfect example of how Canada is playing catch-up in the world of addiction treatment.
Time for people with disabilities to “Make the rules in our own lives.”
The Tyee
Paul Caune of Civil Rights Now has powerful ideas for the next BC election. He talks about them with a Tyee reporter on the fifth anniversary of his “escape” from the George Pearson Centre.
Much-maligned hospital food to get revamp from VIHA
Times Colonist (Also carried by Nanaimo Daily News)
VIHA is implementing a new computer system, called CBORD, aimed at making hospital nutrition faster and safer. VCH spokesperson Anna Marie D’Angelo is quoted.