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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD March 2023
Poisonings have a significant impact on the health of people in BC. In 2022, there were more than 2000 poisoning ... cannabis legalization, more cases of self-harm among young people, and the growing and aging population. The DPIC is ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH June 2023
... other chronic disease.[ 2 ] There were 134 deaths among people with schizophrenia in BC during the hottest 8-day ... 8% of all deaths during the event, even though people with schizophrenia represent only approximately 1% of ... in the risk of death.[ 2 ] Despite these striking results, people with schizophrenia are not usually at the forefront of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nicola Y. Edwards, MHA January/February 2023
... the opioid crisis and provide effective intervention. Many people who die of opioid overdose have recently interacted ... an opportunity for intervention. In one analysis, 77% of people had contact with the health care system in the year ... ( P = .0006). Discussion Our results indicate that people who present with an opioid overdose have frequently ...
MDs To Be / BY: Samantha Gibbon, BSc April 2023
... with a supplement to the care they provide to Indigenous people in British Columbia. As I near the end of my training ... to address the specific health needs of Indigenous people affected by the MMIWG tragedies.[ 1 , 2 ] It is ... queer, trans, Two Spirit, and gender-nonconforming people are affected as well. The health outcomes of ...
MDs To Be / BY: Larissa Steidle, MD November 2023
... though less egregious, situations, where the care of people assigned female at birth is compromised. Experiences ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Vivian W.L. Tsang, MD, MGC April 2023
... increase.[ 3 , 4 ] Between January and December 2021, 7560 people died from opioid-related toxicity in Canada.[ 5 ] Gaps ... care affect youth Mental health concerns affect young people disproportionally. In BC, one in four young people live with a mental health or substance use disorder ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James R. Gray, MD, FRCPC July/August 2023
... thus reflecting the presentation of this cancer in younger people.[ 5 ] Some estimates suggest that within the next ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2023
... settler on the territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking people in Victoria, where I’ve spent the last year, and ... if not a lifetime.” There are lots of predictors of why people do rural medicine; for me, it was a combination of ... generalism but also a ton to do with being connected to people, which I’ve always really enjoyed. Is there a story ...
Beyond Medicine, COVID-19 / BY: Amritpal Maniani, BSc April 2023
... fentanyl, we wanted carfentanil.” (Participant 6) “People are shocked when I say this. I’ve lost count of the ... risks of overdose. This qualitative study suggests that people who use illicit opioid drugs rely on their support ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM December 2023
... medical conditions were added in later years, including people who are homeless, underhoused, or using illicit drugs, ...