Background Providing quality surgical services, including emergency and obstetrical surgical care, is essential to a well-functioning health system. Over the past 2 decades, there has been... Read More

Background General surgeons play an essential role in the health care system in both urban and rural settings. Patients with breast cancer, melanoma, colorectal cancer, and other cancers have... Read More

In 2018, the senior executive team of the Interior Health Authority (IHA) supported the Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) initiative, with the goal of increasing physician involvement in quality... Read More

Introduction Primary cutaneous melanoma is a potentially life-threatening disease treated primarily by surgical excision. Guidelines recommending complete excisional biopsies with clinical... Read More

Hip pain is a common symptom presented to primary care physicians and can be debilitating for patients of all ages. Since Sir John Charnley’s early success with total hip replacement, the procedure... Read More