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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM June 2019
... and up to 8 days after rash onset using a BCCDC Public Health Laboratory flocked swab (COPAN, red top with universal ... daily with results available by end of day; the medical health officer is notified if the test is positive. Diagnosis ... generally considered immune to measles (unless they are health care workers). However, should an individual born ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Michelle Tan, MD, CCFP, MBA June 2019
Workers with accepted physical injury or mental health claims who present with concurrent substance use may ... Family doctors whose patients will benefit from mental health or addiction assessment and treatment can provide this ... Care Program For patients with concurrent mental health and addiction issues, addiction psychiatrists, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC June 2019
... is inactive, eats poorly, or does not care about their health. Many also assume that all people with obesity want to ... physicians often incorrectly attribute patients’ health concerns to their weight, implying that their problems ... of failure and low self-esteem, and can exacerbate mental health problems. Some patients may actually stop seeking care ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Alana Godin June 2019
... partners—including family doctors, local divisions, and health authorities—to transform primary care in BC by ... networks. The goal is to enable access to quality primary health care that effectively meets the needs of patients and ... Program and Divisions of Family Practice), the Ministry of Health, and stakeholder organizations. Resources are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gordon J.D. Cochrane, Ed. D., R. Psych. June 2019
... tools and strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of health problems. As a partner in a primary relationship, you ...
Letters / BY: Reza Afshari, MD, MPH, PhD July/August 2019
... of poisonous mushrooms are sometimes misidentified among health and medical experts. Mushroom poisoning is rare in ... but are more likely to remember this illustration. What if health professionals or mushroom hunters perceive the ... with potential to confuse amateur mushroom hunters or health professionals. —Reza Afshari, MD, MPH, PhD Senior ...
News July/August 2019
... aid and other certifications. She plans to complete her health sciences degree at UNBC then apply to medical school. ...
News / BY: Arlaina Waisman, RD July/August 2019
... at various locations throughout the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region. A referral is not needed, but ... this program services VCH residents and people from other health authorities who have a VCH surgeon. —Arlaina ...
News July/August 2019
... drug. The BC Pharmacare announcement is consistent with Health Canada’s recommendation that such a decision should ...
News July/August 2019
... breast implants from the Canadian market as a result of Health Canada’s suspension of the Biocell textured implant ... any concerns. There continues to be no recommendation from Health Canada for asymptomatic patients to have their ... website at www.allergan.com . For more information about Health Canada’s recall and safety alert visit ...