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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Stephanie Gin, RN, MPH July/August 2021
... care. Approaches such as using notification systems to contact people previously diagnosed are warranted, but ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Matthew D. Burkey, MD, PhD, MPH January/February 2020
... Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Community of Practice. Contact ejanel@doctorsofbc.ca to sign up. Enroll in the free ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Michael Otterstatter, MSc, PhD October 2020
... to early diagnosis and isolation of cases, thorough contact tracing and quarantine, and measures to reduce crowding and contact with others. It was this reduction in R t that ... assess COVID-19 transmission in the community [ Figure ]. Contact tracing to help ensure that transmission stays low ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Konia Trouton, MD, CCFP, MPH, FCFP January/February 2020
... care provider and frequently has no previous or ongoing contact with the patient or family. Together, these factors ... as part of a specialized team. In many areas, patients contact a central coordinating centre for referral to a ... allowing them to receive collegial support and informal contact with a large group of experienced practitioners. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hilary Drake, BSc March 2020
... symptoms. This prompted the hospitalist physician to contact an Interior Health medical health officer regarding a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Alexis Crabtree, MD, MPH, PhD April 2020
... health: prompt identification and isolation of cases, contact tracing and management, and effective infection ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Caren Rose, PhD June 2020
... after the peak, most cases were acquired locally through contact with a known case or cluster with very little ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Kristopher T. Kang, MD September 2020
... and social isolation, meaning that families may have less contact with adults outside their home environment, including ... to minimize nonessential services that involve direct contact with families.[ 23 ] While exceptions are made for ... care, and telephone and video technology allow for client contact, some families may still lack the oversight, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Hetesh Ranchod, MD, FRCPC January/February 2020
... the disease, First Link clients receive regular, proactive contact from the Alzheimer Society of BC, and the society ... Dementia Helpline is a confidential, toll-free telephone contact with volunteers trained in dementia care. The ... of BC staff member within a few weeks. Ongoing follow-up contact provides information about the disease, help planning ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 / BY: Tommy Gerschman, MD, FRCPC, MSc September 2020
... measures allow for training, while limiting most sport contact and competition. Eventually, this will loosen to ...