Background In 1965 Dr Angelo DiGeorge first described the syndromic presentation of infants with thymic aplasia, hypoparathyroidism, and cardiac outflow tract anomalies.[1,2] DiGeorge syndrome was... Read More
Case data On 12 February 2019, a hospitalist physician at the Kelowna General Hospital contacted the Interior Health on-call medical health officer (MHO) to report a cluster of respiratory illness... Read More
Canadian Blood Services is a critical part of Canada’s health care system. As physicians, we often use blood products for our patients but rarely reflect on the breadth of activities that Canadian... Read More
Background Medical assistance in dying (MAID) became legal in Canada in June 2016.[2] Because MAID is a relatively new treatment option, it is unclear at this time what, if any, bereavement... Read More
On 9 May 2019 the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Summit 2019 was hosted by the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Community of Practice, an initiative of the Shared Care... Read More