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Ruth Elwood Martin, MD, FCFP, MPH
Estimates of the prevalence of HIV in Canadian prisons range from 2% to 8%, close to 10 times the national prevalence for the general population.[1] Substance use is prohibited inside Canadian prisons, yet contraband is... Read More
Jurisdictions do not agree on when to begin routine population-based screening for cervical cancer. Recent guidelines in the United States[1] and Ontario[2] recommend that screening start at age 21, while screening in... Read More
In 2009 37 057[1] individuals were admitted to the correctional system in BC, of whom approximately 10% were female. Women in BC are incarcerated in either the federal or the provincial correctional system. ... Read More
Most physicians in BC will eventually encounter patients in their medical practices who have previous or current incarceration experience. These women can have problems that are medically complex and they may be... Read More
Correctional institutions in BC offer a variety of health and education programs for women, including drug and alcohol counseling, Narcotics/Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and Native liaison services. Incarcerated... Read More
The College of Family Physicians of Canada History and Narrative Committee invites you to submit family medicine stories to be considered for the 2008 Mimi Divinsky Awards for History and Narrative in Family Medicine,... Read More
1953–2007 Miriam Divinsky was born in Winnipeg in 1953, the middle of three girls: Judy, Miriam (Mimi), and Pamela. Her family then moved to Vancouver where Mimi spent her childhood and undergraduate years.... Read More