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News December 2019
... the survey, initially piloted by 39 clinics throughout BC since 2016. The Patient Experience Tool data can inform ...
News December 2019
The BC Centre for Disease Control’s Drug and Poison Information ... cap mushroom, has been increasingly popping up throughout BC, including in Victoria and South Vancouver Island, the ... areas here. There have been no reported human deaths from BC death cap mushrooms since 2016 when a child passed away; ...
News December 2019
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising people who ... from results of a 2018 survey of people who use drugs in BC and research published recently in the journal Drug and ... of the street drug supply puts people at risk. Data in BC show that people who smoke or snort opioids are ...
News December 2019
... problems in children. The study was led by researchers at BC Children’s Hospital, the University of British Columbia, ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD December 2019
... —Andy Hargreaves As my year as Doctors of BC President reaches the halfway mark, I am reflecting on my ... these challenging issues, and learning how Doctors of BC can support their work. Those of us who have traveled, ... local meetings with grassroots physicians and Doctors of BC staff who provide local support has been transformative ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Sam Bugis, MD December 2019
... patient care. But for the past 2 decades—as BC’s health authorities were regionalized and doctors in ... physicians who work in acute care facilities across BC to establish formal structures that increase their voice ... of the 160-plus activities with this goal are: The BC Cancer Agency’s new medical staff association created a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah Munro, PhD December 2019
... with their personal values, and acted upon.[ 7 ] The BC Centre for Disease Control, in partnership with ... our interview study and literature review have explored BC health care professionals’ and families’ needs in ... from pregnancy to 6-months postpartum. We learned that BC health care professionals begin infant feeding discussions ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Alana Godin December 2019
... Godin Director, Community Practice and Quality, Doctors of BC PSP Regional Support Teams Fraser Health: ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Geetha Raghukumar, MBBS, DLSHTM, MSc, CIC, CCFP, FRCPC December 2019
... the greatest risk of rabies transmission.[ 2-5 ] In BC, bats are the only known reservoirs for the rabies virus.[ ... if they suspect they have been exposed to rabies. In BC, any worker who has had direct contact with a bat should ... exposed area when a bite or scratch cannot be ruled out. BC Centre for Disease Control has released new interim ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Matthew Mo Kin Kwok, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP December 2019
... to the Canada Vigilance Program. We also contacted the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) and learned that ... N 2 O cases described in the literature, the calls made to BC DPIC, and news stories of misuse[ 9 ] all suggest that ...