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BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2020
... reported in BC.[ 1 ] COVID-19 disproportionately affects people who use substances, including risk of transmission, ... (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and drug overdose risk. How are people who use substances impacted by COVID-19? People who use substances are often socioeconomically ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Matthew D. Burkey, MD, PhD, MPH January/February 2020
... brought together experts, clinicians, policymakers, and people with lived experience of ACEs to share promising ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jan Klimas, MSc, PhD September 2020
... opioid medications in the province. More than 80% of people who use heroin say they started with prescription ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Konia Trouton, MD, CCFP, MPH, FCFP January/February 2020
... This is an important consideration because up to 30% of people on Vancouver Island do not have a family physician. ... expressed uncertainty in discussing it with unfamiliar people as they wished to avoid aggressive debates and/or ... providing some form of bereavement support, most referred people to resources (community programs, grief counseling, ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Kristopher T. Kang, MD September 2020
... each other through the pandemic. There are many ways that people can help, such as: Staying connected to family and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP March 2020
... of sea level rise, disrupting health services not only for people living near the ocean but those across the province ... Vancouver, which together serve a population of 300 000 people, are vulnerable to a 1-in-500-year storm surge even at ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS September 2020
... arising from personal and systemic bias against Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color is a pressing issue in Canada, but resources ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Alexis Crabtree, MD, MPH, PhD April 2020
... those with a diagnosed illness, the majority (over 80%) of people have mild illness with recovery in about 2 weeks. ... on cruise ships suggested that a substantial proportion of people with infection are asymptomatic. Children and ... increase, as we shift from containment to mitigation. People with mild symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (or with ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Sonny Thiara, MD October 2020
... 2 ] As of 6 September 2020, more than 27 million people worldwide have been infected and more than 900 000 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Antonia Hyman, MSc April 2020
... (e.g., avoid inappropriate terms such as “our Indigenous people,” which implies ownership). Develop protocols and ...