Clinical Articles /
December 2015
BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP
Background
The last few decades have seen significant changes in the delivery and utilization of health care in BC. These include changes in health care consumer patterns with a growing and aging... Read More
Beyond Medicine /
November 2015
BY:
The 2014–2015 influenza season was very active in British Columbia and throughout Canada. Widespread influenza activity, predominantly A(H3N2), was observed throughout most regions of the province.... Read More
Clinical Articles /
November 2015
BY: Mark Vu, MD, FRCPC,, Peter Hennecke, RN, BScN, CPN(c), MA,, Jesse Veenstra, BA, MSc,, Kandyce Betts, BA,, Robin Gardner, C.For, MSc, RPBio, CCP, CMDR (RBLS),, Michael Flesher, MD, CCFP,
The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) is a highly specialized health care delivery system that can be rapidly deployed anywhere in British Columbia to meet a range... Read More
Beyond Medicine /
October 2015
BY: Yu Ling Cheng, BSc, MD,, Janny Xuechen Ke, MD,, Danny Siwai Lee, BSc(Pharm), MD,, Qiming Wu, BSc, BSc(Pharm), MD,, Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC
Many members of the Chinese community use traditional herbal Chinese medicine (TCM) concurrently with Western medicine. A survey of four metropolitan Vancouver family practices with predominantly... Read More
Clinical Articles /
November 2015
BY: Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCPC,, Suud Nahdi, BSc, MPH,, Clara van Karnebeek, MD, PhD, FCCMG,
Background
Intellectual disability (ID) is a lifelong condition with onset before the age of 18 years; it is characterized by limitations in cognitive functioning (IQ below 70) and adaptive behavior... Read More