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News March 2019
... Dr Nader Sharifi, medical director for Correctional Health Services and addictions lead for BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, reports that currently ... MacFarlane, provincial executive director for Correctional Health Services, has spent 20 years working with people with ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP March 2019
... of burned dinners, rainouts, and excruciating tantrums. In health care, we have our own culture of perfection where ... to the point of burnout, or worse—to compensate for a health care system that hasn’t evolved to meet the ... defeat along the way, we cannot have progress in health care without failure. History has shown that success ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John Fan March 2019
... Locally, a survey of 660 patients visiting the Diamond Health Care Centre Outpatient Laboratory at Vancouver General ... use to physicians unless specifically asked. Further, health care providers may also view biotin supplementation as ... US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to warn the public, health care providers, and laboratory personnel that biotin ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Monica Dahiya, BSc March 2019
Worldwide, hepatitis C is a major public health concern, with an estimated 71 million people being ... 1945 to 1964, HIV or hepatitis B co-infection, a mental health condition, a substance and/or alcohol abuse disorder, ... hepatitis C infection continues to pose a threat to public health in Canada and other countries.[ 2 ] Screening A high ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD March 2019
... one or more clinics to entire geographic areas such as a health authority or province. Care cascades[ 1 ] are usually ... and monitor progress toward achieving desired health outcomes. Using integrated health data Tracking patients across disease and care stages ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Helena Swinkels, MD, MHSc, FCFP, FRCPC March 2019
As public health professionals at the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), which serves First Nations ... We would like to thank Dr Maheswaran and the Environmental Health Committee of the Doctors of BC’s Council on Health ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi March 2019
... each with distinct socioeconomic, cultural, language, and health care needs. To enhance primary care capacity in these ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Steven Larigakis, MD March 2019
... and physical aspects, and puts people at risk of adverse health outcomes, including falls, disability, admission to ... in 2005, is still in use today. More recently, the Fraser Health Authority launched the Community Actions and Resources ... Once the frailty index is determined, supports such as health coaches can be put in place to assist the pre-frail ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David J. Rhine, MD, FRCPC March 2019
... patient’s primary care physician and supported by allied health care professionals such as physiotherapists or ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP April 2019
... Vancouver at the CHANGEpain Clinic, the Downtown Community Health Centre (Downtown Eastside), and the Complex Pain ...