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DOCTOR PUBLIC HEALTH [4 records]

Record 1 2018-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Medical Staff
OBS

[The] mandate is... : To promote good health and act as an advocate on health issues. To promote good and appropriate medical practice in accord with the code of ethics. To promote the good name of medicine. To promote continuing medical education. To promote fellowship and good relations within the profession and with the public. To help, as much as possible, any member in distress from any cause. To advocate for any doctor or group of doctors subjected to injustice; and to mediate, when requested, in disputes and differences between local medical groups or individuals.... To cooperate with [Doctors of BC], [the Canadian Medical Association(CMA) ] and [the] College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC [British Columbia].

OBS

The Victoria Medico-Chirurgical Society was founded in 1895, laying the ground work for what is now known as the Victoria Medical Society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Personnel médical

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
OBS

Vision : To empower humanity in the expression of maximum health, wellness and human potential through universal chiropractic expression and utilization. Mission : To advance chiropractic throughout the world as a distinct health care profession predicated upon its unique philosophy, science, and art. Objectives : Maintain and promote chiropractic' s unique identity as a non-therapeutic, drugless and surgical-free health science, based on its fundamental principles and philosophy. Provide leadership in the establishment of chiropractic licensure regulation in every nation and promote the quality and authenticity of chiropractic education. Foster the professional and technical development of the Doctor of Chiropractic through programs of continuing education, research, political, and social action. Encourage the highest professional, technical, and ethical standards for the doctor of chiropractic while safeguarding the professional welfare of its members. Champion the principle that every citizen in the world has the right to freedom of choice in health care and be able to choose unhampered the doctor and the healing art of his/her choice. Work harmoniously with other health care organizations and governments in a global humanitarian effort to foster chiropractic and spinal hygiene in the fields of family health(including children, women, and the elderly), and occupational health. Work for full inclusion of chiropractic in all public and private health care delivery programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Medical Staff
  • Paramedical Staff
DEF

... a professional person(nurse, doctor, etc.) whose professional activities include health education as part of his or her relationship with patients or the public.

OBS

HOHEA: Hogarth, J. Glossary of health care terminology. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1978. (Public Health in Europe, No. 4).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Personnel médical
  • Personnel para-médical

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Institutions
DEF

A building or space in a multi-purpose building where a nurse and/or doctor may from time to time hold clinics and conduct public health education activities.

OBS

This terminology applies to Indian Health Services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements de santé
DEF

(...) installation ou (...) local dans un bâtiment polyvalent où le personnel infirmier ou médical peut, à l'occasion, offrir des services de consultation et entreprendre des activités d'éducation sanitaire.

Spanish

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