Clinical Articles, Original Research /
December 2024
BY: Amy Booth, MPH, Katina Pollard, LPN, Alexanne Dick, BA, Laurie Smith, BN, MPH, Lennette Desjarlais, Travis Holyk, MA, EdD, Charlotte Wenninger, Tanya Davoren, RN (Diploma), Sara Pyke, MScN, Nicole Cross, MHA, Gina Ogilvie, MD, MSc, FCFP, DrPH, Sheona Mitchell-Foster, MD, MPH
Since 1956, Pap tests (cytology) have been the cornerstone of British Columbia’s Cervix Screening Program. In BC and Canada, organized cervical screening has contributed to a significant decline in... Read More
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
December 2024
BY: Laura Gentile, RD, MHA, Laurie W. Smith, MPH, BN RN(C), Brenda Smith, BSc, MLT, Gina Ogilvie, MD, MSc, FCFP, DrPH, Lily Proctor, MD, MPH, FRCSC
British Columbia has been a pioneer in population-based cervical cancer screening due to the initiation of the first cervix screening program in the world in 1955.[1] Since the implementation of... Read More
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
November 2024
BY: Vivek Gill, BHSc, Sara Kreim, BSc, Ann Pederson, PhD, Lana Sullivan, MA, Kamila Bashir, BDes, Eden Luna Goldet, MDes, Joyce Mah, RN, MSN, Jennifer Kuznetsov, Courtney Hiller, Nadia Beyzaei, MRes, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, MDCM, DPhil, FACOG, FRCPSC
Background
In Canada, stillbirth is defined as the birth of a fetus or baby with no signs of life at 20 weeks or more gestational age or birth weight of 500 grams or more.[1] In 2022, 3169 people... Read More
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
November 2024
BY: Mackenzie A. Campbell, MD
In recent years, demand for fertility care has increased as women choose to delay childbearing. Between 2000 and 2022, the mean age of the mother at the time of delivery in British Columbia increased... Read More
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
November 2024
BY: Jude Kornelsen, PhD, Audrey Cameron, BA, Maura Rutherford, MSc, Jonathan Dresselhuis, BSc, Stuart Johnston, MD, Anthon Meyer, MBChB, CCFP, FCFP
Background
Achieving patient safety within the context of providing high-quality care is the lodestar of our health care system.[1] Although there are logical antecedents to optimizing patient... Read More