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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD January/February 2019
... herbal remedy purchased in India to treat his type 2 diabetes. A laboratory analysis determined that each tablet ...
Obituaries / BY: Theresa Metzger, BSc January/February 2019
... BC, passed away peacefully, embraced by his family, on 2 November 2018. Born in Manchester, England, Neil attended ... After also working as a doctor in Swansea, Wales, for 2 years, Neil and his family immigrated to Quesnel, BC, in ...
Letters / BY: Thomas M. Roston, MD, FRCPC January/February 2019
... occurrences,[ 1 ] and most relate to human factors.[ 2 ] A variety of decision support systems and quality ...
Letters / BY: John Sehmer, MD January/February 2019
... Diabetes Canada also confirmed this incidence rate[ 2 ] and even proposed that by 2020, BC, at 25.4%, will have ... 1 ] Dr Ur’s article, “ Challenges to managing type 2 diabetes in British Columbia: Discordant guidelines and ... midst of plenty ” and “ Challenges to managing type 2 diabetes in British Columbia: Discordant guidelines and ...
Letters / BY: Ehud Ur, MBBS, FRCPC January/February 2019
... cheaper drugs (as concerns for their harms grow).[ 1 , 2 ] —Ehud Ur, MBBS, FRCPC Vancouver This letter was ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP January/February 2019
... clear: long wait lists;[ 1 ] offices that move or close;[ 2 ] retiring doctors who can’t find replacements[ 3 ] and ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD January/February 2019
... off an important or timely email when I have the required 2 minutes, especially when I know I might forget about it or just not get to it later. Just 2 minutes.  Perhaps you’ve shared this scenario: You have ... of my own motherboard. A task that should have taken 2 minutes either has to be aborted or put on hold, or I have ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Brian E. Ng, MD, MPH, CCFP January/February 2019
Asthma affects about 7.5% of the adult population.[ 1 , 2 ] Work-related asthma, one of the most common conditions ... with asthma, the majority being sensitizers.[ 1 , 2 , 4 ] Common sensitizers seen in BC include plicatic acid ... or methacholine challenge may be indicated.[ 1 , 2 ] After a diagnosis of asthma has been made, the next step ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2019
... research into maintaining personhood in dementia.[ 2 ] He concluded that personhood is “a standing or status ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi January/February 2019
... and enhance care provider satisfaction and retention.[ 2-4 ]  But how does funding and support from the Joint ...