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BC Centre for Disease Control / March 2019

Using population-level integrated health data to monitor and assess patients’ progression across care and treatment continuums

By: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD, Terri Buller-Taylor, PhD, Mel Krajden, OBC, MD, FRCPC, Naveed Z. Janjua, MBBS, DrPH

Care cascades Care cascades are visual tools used to track patients’ journeys across illness and care stages such as screened or diagnosed, referred to care, treatment assessment, treatment, and... Read More

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News / March 2019

Preventing overdose deaths among people recently released from a correctional facility

A new project aimed at supporting people transitioning back to their communities when they are released from a correctional facility could prevent overdoses and help clients get on a healthier path... Read More

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News / March 2019

UBC research examines living well while dying

A University of British Columbia professor in the Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing, Kelowna, has determined that people diagnosed with terminal cancer—who have hope,... Read More

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News / March 2019

A model of global health engagement

By: Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD, Reza Alaghehbandan, MD, Suman Kollipara, MS

The Canada India Network Society was established in 2010 to connect leaders from Canada and India in order to build collaborative opportunities among the countries’ academic institutions and... Read More

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News / March 2019

Some pregnant women don’t believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus

Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a review by University of British Columbia researchers. In some cases, women perceived a lack of... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959