20 - North Shere News — Sunday. December 5, 1999

A North Vancouver
women was one of six
B.C. women recently
appointed by provin-
cial health minister
Penny Priddy to the
advisory council on
women’s health.

Suji Moon of North

Vancouver is joined in the’

advisory: council by Linda
Breault, of Kamloops; Kelly

: 7 NV resident appointed

A North Vancouver
“.xesident was recently
appointed to the
. |. College of Pharmacists
“2 OF BC,
co. Peter Rubin is one of tour
government appointees to the
12-member council.
‘The council includes seven

pharmacists elected. by their,

. peers and four nonpharma-
cists appointed by the provin-
cial government.

Finlayson, of Courtenay;
Julie Morrison, of Trails Rose
Sonett, of Williams Lake and
Susan Spalding of Terrace.

The woman were
appointed to nwo-year terms
Jast month.

The advisory council on
women’s health was estab-
lished in. 1994 to offer com-
ments and = advice on
women’s health needs,
heaith care policies and the
delivery of women’s health

The elected pharmacists
represent seven clectoral dis-
tricts in the province.

Curt Jordan, a pharmacist
at Ridge Meadows Hospital
in Maple Ridge, will serve as
the college’s president for the
next year.

The College of
Pharmacists of B.C. is the
licensing and regulatory body
for the profession of pharma-
cy and its practice environ-
ment.

services in B.C., according to
a Ministry of Health
spukesman.

The wemen’s — health
council recentiy released a
report on the health care sys-
tem’s response to violence
againsi women.

The council also released
a resource bookict on lesbian
health care for - providers,
policy makers and planners,
according to a Ministry of
Health press release.

to college

The college is responsible
for the administration of the
Pharmacists, Pharmacy
Operations Drug
Scheduling Act.

The college is accountable
to the public.

Members of the college
are made up ofall pharmacists
in the province.

The college was estab-
lished by provincial legislation
so that the prefession could
be regulated.

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— HEALTH —
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NORTH Shore endocrinoiog'st Dr. ‘Susan Haigh aes
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