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News September 2021
... expanding access to prescribed safer supply to reach more people. Once fully implemented, people who use drugs and who are at high risk of dying from ... including medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, people with lived and living experience, the First Nations ...
News, COVID-19 July/August 2021
... bloodstream. Oxygen levels below 95% are found among people with pneumonia—another symptom of a severe COVID-19 ...
News May 2021
... death and her evolving courage to be involved with dying people. In the blog writers’ group, Paige Dean’s post ...
Proust for Physicians September 2021
... me satisfied. What is your greatest fear? Heights, and people who have nothing to lose. What is the trait you most ...
News July/August 2021
... patient decision aid now being used throughout BC to help people who have previously had a C-section make ... navigating their next pregnancy and birth. Over 75% of people in BC who have had a C-section are good candidates for ... to start discussing options with their care team. People want to learn about their options for their next birth ...
News, COVID-19 May 2021
... if they are eligible for early vaccines designated for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable, and, if they ...
News October 2021
... are and what they need. It is particularly beneficial for people who are seeking help for the first time and need extra ... caregivers, seniors, Indigenous persons, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, people who use drugs, and service providers. Content on the ... from community partners and continuous peer review by people with lived and living experience of mental health and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Stephanie Gin, RN, MPH July/August 2021
... that BC is on track to achieve elimination by 2030, 28 607 people living with HCV in BC remain untreated.[ 1 ] Many have ... of social and economic marginalization. Around 17% of people testing antibody positive in BC between 1990 and 2018 ... in Canada to recommend one-time birth cohort screening for people born between 1945 and 1965. As this birth cohort ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC May 2021
... to unprecedented levels in British Columbia. In 2020, 1724 people died of drug overdose compared to 984 people in 2019.[ 1 ] There has been a significant increase in ... 3 ] Increasing exposure to benzodiazepines puts many people who use drugs at risk for withdrawal symptoms (e.g., ...
News November 2021
... recognition of the rise in cases of lung cancer in people who have never smoked. When communicating with ...