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Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) September 2021
... to stay home and bang pots at 7 p.m. daily in tribute to health care heroes. The spider-bitten, no longer fearful of ... of the royal crest of England. ¶ I wish each of you health and happiness as we and the public we serve emerge ... elevatum pressura sanguinem ) and those in need of work notes ( litteras excusationem ab opereor ) or prescription ...
News, COVID-19 October 2020
A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University has made ... blood samples from critically ill patients at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). They build on a growing body ... statistical methods and artificial intelligence. The team notes that predicting a patient’s disease severity can help ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2020
Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, each day has come with new announcements ... our Canadian borders have closed in the spirit of public health and safety. In the midst of these changes, the ... employers to abandon the practice of asking for sick notes,[ 18 ] public health offices are offering a general ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Judy Dercksen, MD January/February 2019
... years ago that patients need to take charge of their own health. Expanding on programs studied at Stanford, he created ... their symptoms are more likely to take charge of their own health.[ 5 ]  Many physicians are not aware of ... coordinator of the Interior Self-Management Program, notes that the various Self-Management BC programs have been ...
MDs To Be / BY: Azzra Mangalji, MD October 2019
In 2014 the BC Ministry of Health’s report, “Setting Priorities for the BC Health System,” outlined information management and ... medical records (EMRs) to enter or retrieve patient notes, an increase from 26% in 2007.[ 4 ] More recently, the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Ng, July/August 2019
... of the illicit drug supply in BC. In April 2016 a public health emergency was declared in the province following an ... in Vancouver from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2016. Health records were reviewed for all patients who received ... visit were considered, including emergency health service notes, nursing notes, consultation summaries, and discharge ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elizabeth Taylor, MD, FRCSC June 2018
... examination,[ 3 ] while the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) notes that miscarriages can cause considerable distress.[ 4 ] ... observed in 10% of women with recurrent miscarriage. The health and receptivity of the endometrium is intimately ...
MDs To Be / BY: Justin Burton, MSc, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018 January/February 2018
... boat from Iquitos in northeastern Peru. The CSSC provides health care and support services to approximately 15 000 ... the Angels from Quebec took on the tasks of education and health care in the region between 1951 and 1991 as ... fecal smear), nor did I understand the various shorthand notes and synonyms for Spanish descriptions. These would soon ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Travis Holyk, EdD November 2017
... of rural communities face unique challenges when accessing health care. Factors that can make access to care difficult ... residents of rural communities have comparatively poorer health outcomes and lower socioeconomic status than residents ... each time, and visiting physicians sometimes took their notes to their own offices.  In 2010, CSFS began developing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elena Terekhova, MD, PhD June 2017
... used telehealth services are those associated with mental health, cardiology, diabetes, genetics, oncology, neurology, ... that telemedicine can be a safe option for providing health care and can lead to many favorable outcomes.[ 3-7 ] ... for bronchitis.[ 10 ] As well, the BC Ministry of Health notes that the fragmented, unmanaged approach to the ...