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Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, sweeping measures were implemented in BC, such as closing nonessential services and reducing in-classroom learning and child care.[1] These measures were effective in... Read More
As the COVID-19 pandemic surged in the spring, BC proactively suspended in-class instruction for kindergarten to grade 12 (school closures) to delay and flatten the outbreak peak, reduce the burden on the health care... Read More
British Columbia uses data and analytics to inform its response for tackling COVID-19. Mathematical modeling is one of the tools in our response. Mathematical modeling of infectious diseases allows us to study the... Read More
Clinicians in British Columbia have been responding to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that originated in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. The virus subsequently spread to countries around the globe, prompting the World... Read More
What profession might you have pursued, if not medicine? Writer. Which talent would you most like to have? Singing. What do you consider your greatest achievement? My three children. Who are your... Read More
A 23-year-old male presents to student health services with a mononucleosis-like syndrome. A 42-year-old previously healthy, married woman presents to her long-time family physician with a 3-month history of easy... Read More
The case for expanding provider-initiated HIV testing is widely supported and has been shown to be cost-effective where prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection is above 0.1%.[1] Motivations include providing... Read More
Influenza pandemics can cause significant morbidity, mortality, and social disruption worldwide. The history of pandemics shows that a pandemic has occurred every 10 to 40 years over the last 400 years. Recent concerns... Read More
When an influenza pandemic is declared in future, it is unlikely that a vaccine for the pandemic strain, the only definitive intervention, will be immediately available. Public and political pressure to “do something”... Read More
Between September and December 2004 there were seven cases of invasive disease due to N. meningitides group C in gay men in BC. Cases presented with meningitis and septicemia, and there was a high case-... Read More