2004: News Archive

EB04-04 Spaces are still available for the Steward Training Level I (basic steward training) workshop and OH&S Steward Training. The workshops will be held at the HSA office at #300 - 5118 Joyce Street, Vancouver. The dates are as follows. Please fax application forms ASAP. Steward Training Level I (three-day workshop) Workshop 1 February 23, 24, 25 ("*FULL"*) Workshop 2...

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The Report: January / February 2004 vol.25 num.1 by YUKIE KURAHASHI ames Benson does not walk. He bounds. His compact frame can barely contain his energy, and when he smiles, he smiles with his whole face. James Benson Recreation Therapist Juan de Fuca Hospitals: Aberdeen and Priory long-term care Benson speaks emphatically, con spirito. His passion for his work makes...

The Report: January / February 2004 vol.25 num.1 by CAROL RIVIERE and YUKIE KURAHASHI eniors, their families and the health care workers who provide elder care are becoming increasingly frustrated as the Campbell Liberals continue to make a bewildering number of changes and cuts to seniors care. For most seniors, MSP no longer pays even a portion of the fee...

The Report: January / February 2004 vol.25 num.1 by MARTY LOVICK I recently transferred from a small unit to a larger, more complex site. Im not clear on a number of tasks which look like they could cause injury. What do I do? Article 38.03 ... -Employee Safety" of the paramedical professional contract states, in part: The employer will provide...

The Report: January / February 2004 vol.25 num.1 by YUKIE KURAHASHI ike many health professionals these days, Maureen Ashfield has been juggling shrinking resources, struggling to care for clients with less. Maureen Ashfield Home health services coordinator Central Community Health Centre: North Shore / Garibaldi In her work as a home health services care coordinator (formerly called a long term...

The Report: January / February 2004 vol.25 num.1 he BC Coalition of Womens Centres provides a critical voice for women at a time when the provincial government is turning its back on all communities. For women, these changes have been particularly harsh. Womens centres are needed now, more than ever. What can you do to help? Contact the womens centre...

The Report: January / February 2004 vol.25 num.1 by COLLEEN FULLER and SETH KLEIN t hasnt been often that we at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives have found occasion to applaud the BC government for one of its new policies. But we did commend the government for Bill 92 ... The Medicare Protection Amendment Act. Now, sadly, after a...