Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia known for dual therapeutic and toxic properties: at low doses it acts as a stimulant while at higher doses it activates opioid... Read More

The concept of students being “sent to the school nurse” when feeling unwell is ubiquitous in popular culture. The reality in BC schools is much different—while health authorities coordinate school-... Read More

British Columbia declared a public health emergency in April 2016 following a sharp rise in opioid-related deaths due to adulteration of street drugs with imported illicit fentanyl.[1] The College of... Read More

Until the mid-2000s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections were predominately hospital acquired (HA-MRSA) and seen mainly in patients and health care personnel. However, since... Read More

From time to time you will see requests for medical inspectors or audit hearing panel members. You may wonder why anyone would want to be a medical inspector and audit their peers. When the Audit... Read More