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Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Stephen Lam, MD, FRCPC
April 2023
BC Cancer Lung Screening Program: Insights on a risk model–based approach for primary care providers
... worldwide.[ 1 ] In British Columbia, an average of seven people die of lung cancer every day; in Canada, more people die from lung cancer than from breast, colon, and ... annual low-dose computed tomography screening in people 55 to 74 years of age who currently smoked or had quit ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Aaron Ooi, MBChB, DipPaed, PGDipClinEd, FRACP
October 2023
... advance, including environmental factors (e.g., specific people, activities, setting, time of day, specific ... following specific instructions/demands, with specific people, time of day)? Internal factors that might be related ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
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 ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Patricia M. Massel, MD
June 2023
... and additive fears . . . are pretty distressing for people.” Recommendations Health care providers need ... provided by the BC SUPPORT (British Columbia Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials) Unit. This ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Hannah Gibson, MBChB
May 2023
... were recorded among those experiencing homelessness.[ 5 ] People who are homeless also experience low levels of ... 11 ] and showed that overall health care expenditures for people who had been homeless were significantly lower after ... supportive housing as “an effective intervention for people with complex health and social needs . . . ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kloshe Tillicum Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University
October 2023
... ] serve as fundamental sources of mistrust for Indigenous people in Canada today. To get to the heart of this question, ... feel like I’ve seen some really forceful approaches and people being quite aggressive about it, making these kinds of ... a poor track record in Canada when it comes to Indigenous people, and as health care providers, we have a history of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Rohit Vijh, MD, MPH, CCFP
January/February 2023
... ] What patients can do to protect themselves Actions that people can take (particularly those handling birds and/or ...
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, Original Research /
BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP
May 2023
... when clinically advantageous. Children, older adults, and people with disabilities may not have the inspiratory flows ...
Premise /
BY: Jan Hajek, MD
October 2023
... large extent within their jurisdiction.” Our concern for people faced with unjust oppression or systemic violence ... on well-planned plant-based diets.[ 7 ] Yes, there are people in the world who still depend on raising animals like cows for their sustenance. There are also people who currently depend on the trade of endangered wild ...