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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD January/February 2019
... elevated blood lead at 5.60 umol/L (115.94 ug/dL). The BC Drug and Poison Information Centre was contacted, and ... ). The two BC laboratories that test clinical samples for metals analyze ... may pass unnoticed.  As part of new regulations under the BC Public Health Act, as of 1 January 2019, laboratories ...
Obituaries / BY: Theresa Metzger, BSc January/February 2019
Dr Neil Carlisle Barber, 84, of Creston, BC, passed away peacefully, embraced by his family, on 2 ... for 2 years, Neil and his family immigrated to Quesnel, BC, in 1965. Neil embraced the Cariboo and it embraced him. ... 2002, and in 2008 he and his wife, Eva, moved to Creston, BC, where he continued his commitment to palliative care by ...
Obituaries / BY: Grant Gibbings, MD January/February 2019
... and built his own homes. He spent many hours kayaking off BC’s coast with friends. He was an expert skier. He was on ...
Letters / BY: Sarah Fraser, BSc January/February 2019
... the data presented by the Office of the Seniors Advocate BC. These provincial data were powerful, concluding, “if ... beds annually),[ 1 ] but also result in poor outcomes for BC’s vulnerable senior population. Contracted care ...
Letters / BY: John Sehmer, MD January/February 2019
... ], suggests we are grossly undertreating diabetes in BC, and that British Columbians deserve better. ... of Health Information[ 1 ] found that Alberta and BC have the lowest rates of diabetes in Canada. Diabetes ... this incidence rate[ 2 ] and even proposed that by 2020, BC, at 25.4%, will have the second lowest prevalence of ...
Letters / BY: Ehud Ur, MBBS, FRCPC January/February 2019
... regarding the limited treatment options for diabetes in BC, yet he cites epidemiological data on incidence rates, ... comparison to the rest of the country. Of course, even in BC, they are not limited for fortunate individuals like ... their less-wealthy residents.  Those who are excluded in BC are the poor and the old, and I do not believe that ...
Letters / BY: Omid Kiamanesh, MD January/February 2019
... for select patients with end-stage heart failure in BC. Due to an ongoing organ donor shortage, organs are ... times. We compared survival after heart transplantation in BC between 1 December 1988 and 21 October 2014 stratified by donors originating from BC, other Canadian provinces, and the US. Among 382 patients, ...
News January/February 2019
... British Columbia. Complete a referral form: www.parkinson.bc.ca/media/135952/pd-connect-referral-form-fillable.pdf .  ... Fax requests to 604 687-1327. Email info@parkinson.bc.ca .  Visit www.parkinson.bc.ca/resources-services/pd-connect . News PD Connect: ...
News January/February 2019
A 10-year undertaking to track Indigenous health in BC has found improvements in five key areas; however, the gap ... and 2015, but the life expectancy for other residents of BC improved at a faster rate, so the health status gap ... suicide rate decreased, and although the gap with other BC residents did not quite meet the targeted 50% reduction it ...
News January/February 2019
... not recommended in asymptomatic patients (outside of the BC Newborn Screening Program). Testing may be indicated when ... laboratory requisition. Thyroid function test reports in BC will include trimester-specific reference intervals on all ... Prioritization Guideline Summary. To stay up to date with BC Guidelines, visit the What’s New section at ...