Search

Specialist Services Committee / BY: Gordon Hoag, MD September 2019
... the year, PQI teams in each health authority hold 1- to 2-day information and introductory learning sessions. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Siu-Kae Yeong, MD September 2019
... exposure, or residence in or travel to a TB-endemic area.[ 1 ] Microbiological confirmation of TB can be by culture of ... detection of M. tuberculosis DNA in patient samples.[ 1 ] Histopathological findings associated with TB are ... and limits options for drug susceptibility testing.[ 1 ] To estimate how frequently TB diagnosis may be missed, we ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi September 2019
... in improving care for patients around the province.[ 1 ] Health care teams are being built in patient medical ... and thousands of patient bed days, saving an estimated $3.1 million in health care costs.[ 2 ]  Inspired by the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2019
... of the Cannabis sativa plant for recreational purposes.[ 1 ] Before legalization, according to Statistics Canada, 27% ... ratio to pregnancy for never users versus daily users was 1.08 in men (95% CI, 0.79-1.47) and 0.92 in women (95% CI, 0.43-1.95).[ 4 ] The authors ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Emma McCutcheon, MD September 2019
Infantile botulism is a rare condition in children under 1 year of age that begins with ingestion of Clostridium botulinum spores.[ 1 ] The growing organism colonizes the intestinal tract and ... course and approach to managing the infection.  Case 1 data A previously healthy 2-month-old female presented to a ...
News October 2019
... departments in Metro Vancouver over a 3-year period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2016. The study focused on patients with higher acuity levels (triage level 1, 2, or 3). During the first year of the study period, two ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD October 2019
... as contributors to overall body health and wellness.[ 1 ] The most graciously aging person I know is my dance ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD October 2019
... parks worldwide and 50 million users in North America.[ 1 ] The growing popularity of these parks has been matched by ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC October 2019
... high rates of syphilis-associated spontaneous abortion,[ 1 ] the elevated transplacental transmission rate, ...
MDs To Be / BY: Azzra Mangalji, MD October 2019
... and improve outcomes at all levels of the system.”[ 1 , 2 ] Thus far, the medical community has started to adopt ...