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Dr Michael Schwandt
Interviews December 2023

Dr Michael Schwandt

By Tara Lyon

The BCMJ recently welcomed a new Editorial Board member, Dr Michael Schwandt—a specialist in public health and preventive medicine.

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ASA for postoperative venous thromboembolism prevention in patients with extremity or hip fractures: A critical appraisal of the PREVENT CLOT trial
Premise December 2023

ASA for postoperative venous thromboembolism prevention in patients with extremity or hip fractures: A critical appraisal of the PREVENT CLOT trial

By Daniel Hong, PharmD, BCGP/ Hans Haag, BSc, BSc (Pharm), ACPR/ Anthony Lau, ACPR, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES/ Agnes Y. Y. Lee, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Background

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New pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for older and high-risk adults
BC Centre for Disease Control December 2023

New pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for older and high-risk adults

By Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM

British Columbia introduced the pneumococcal polysaccharide 23-valent (PPV23) vaccine in 1996 for bone marrow transplant recipients and asplenics. Over the next 2 years, the program expanded to residents of long-term care and adults 65 years and older, implemented in the year one turns 65.

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Third-degree heart block secondary to Lyme carditis
Clinical Articles December 2023

Third-degree heart block secondary to Lyme carditis

By Jordanna Roesler, MD/ Issa Ephtimios, MD, FRCPC

Case data

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BCMJ Vol 65 No 10 cover

Latest Content

  • Third-degree heart block secondary to Lyme carditis
    Third-degree heart block secondary to Lyme carditis
  • Navigating the nonarthritic hip: Labral tears and femoroacetabular impingement
    Navigating the nonarthritic hip: Labral tears and femoroacetabular impingement
  • ASA for postoperative venous thromboembolism prevention in patients with extremity or hip fractures: A critical appraisal of the PREVENT CLOT trial
    ASA for postoperative venous thromboembolism prevention in patients with extremity or hip fractures: A critical appraisal of the PREVENT CLOT trial

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

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