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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC June 2021
... helps us shift the deeply held societal belief that people with obesity simply lack willpower and just need to ... with the intent to improve overall quality of life for people living with obesity. —Ilona Hale, MD —Priya ...
Shared Care Committee, COVID-19 / BY: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM June 2021
... hospitals and medical facilities from being swamped by people who could readily be helped elsewhere in the ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD July/August 2021
... is learning that, in spite of these uncertain times, people want very similar things in life. It doesn’t matter ... in a similar way. I’ve come across a lot of different people in my life. Young people. Older people. Disadvantaged people. Privileged ...
News, COVID-19 July/August 2021
... of COVID-19 immunization for pregnant and breastfeeding people remain largely unknown. To fill the knowledge gap, UBC ... vaccine safety across all populations. How to take part People who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding are ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD September 2021
... What you want. We need to consider, ask, and learn how people want to be treated. In the same way that I cannot tell ... to describe as it can mean different things to different people, cultures, and generations. I describe it as a pattern of certain behaviors: honorable people keep their word, maintain confidences, tell the truth, ...
News / BY: Erin Connors September 2021
... cesarean section. These types of claims are available for people who are insured through the government-funded ...
News September 2021
... death in North America. While most people affected will fully recover, new research from ... becoming dangerously ill or dying due to the infection are people ages 65 and older who take antibiotics, along with individuals with a prior C. diff infection and people who are hospitalized or living in long-term care ...