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Letters / BY: Cobus McCallaghan, MBChB June 2019
... children with neurodevelopmental disorders and mental health difficulties without the care they need” [ BCMJ ... neurodevelopmental disabilities presenting with mental health distress. These individuals do not have major ... difficulties, social/financial problems). Comorbid mental health disorders can be present or evolve over time. This can ...
News June 2019
... and Australia issued safety advisories about the potential health risks of medications. After analyzing 1441 advisories ... their own country 10% of the time. Between 2007 and 2016, Health Canada issued safety warnings for only 50% of the drug ... professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and associate professor at the University of Sydney in ...
News June 2019
... of Medicine and researcher with the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, embarked on a research study to ...
News June 2019
Eating the placenta provides no mental health benefits for new mothers, suggests new research from the BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute and the ... celebrities claiming that the practice provided them with health benefits, including preventing postpartum depression. ...
News June 2019
New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found ... that transmission. The findings, used to inform a public health campaign called Cook Your Wash, have helped reduce ... Syndromes were initiated in 2016 to address a public health emergency in London, Ontario, when HIV rates among ...
News June 2019
... across the province. Whether in hospitals, other health care facilities, patients’ homes, or community-based ... are often a patient’s first point of contact with the health care system. In recognition, the BCCFP’s annual ... Doctor awards, honoring recipients from each of BC’s health regions, as well as peer-nominated awards for family ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2019
... these visits, as they become more about compensation than health and wellness. Even the best-intentioned patients can ... Compounding this is involvement by lawyers and other health professionals. Patients painstakingly list all their ... frequency of visits. Redirecting them to focusing on health by getting active is an uphill battle. As of 1 April ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD June 2019
... not-for-profit organization that performs accreditation of health care organizations, found that communication failure ... skills was the root of more than 70% of serious adverse health outcomes in hospitals.[ 3 ] Why are physicians being ... Physician burnout is starting to be more recognized and health authorities and physician groups are starting to take ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD June 2019
... office day in my community family practice. Periodic health/preventive exams, and geriatric and counseling visits ... 8:30 a.m. patients arrive seeking advice from the trusted health care professional that has looked after them for 26 ... may end with a lengthy discussion about the deteriorating health of a family member preventing their self-care. A sore ...
Premise / BY: Andre C. Piver, MD, FCFP June 2019
... of management, which is predictable given the intended health authority corporate culture. While appreciating the ... aimed at specific disease/comorbidities/determinants-of-health management generally require ever more time spent on ...