In evidence-based medicine, there is emphasis on using high-quality research to inform clinical decision making. To effectively search the literature one must first create an answerable question.... Read More

As defined in the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees, call-out charges are applicable when a physician is called to render emergency or non-elective services and must travel from one location to... Read More

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Three of four sexually active Canadians will develop an HPV infection.[1] There are more than 100 HPV strains and about... Read More

In 1700 Dr Bernadino Ramazzini wrote De Morbis Artificum Diatriba, and he is often considered the father of modern occupational medicine. Despite being born, raised, and trained in Dr Ramazzini’... Read More

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accounts for the highest rate of hospital admission among major chronic illnesses in Canada. Patients with this debilitating, progressive lung disease... Read More