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President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD September 2020
... our population was able to access food, water, shelter, health care, and other supports needed to address the first ... succeeded in flattening our curve without overwhelming our health care system. What cannot be emphasized enough in our success is the resilience of our health care providers, particularly physicians, midwives, and ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Leilynaz Malekafzali, BSc September 2020
... listed by the BC Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization are fever, dry cough, sneezing, sore ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 / BY: Tommy Gerschman, MD, FRCPC, MSc September 2020
... active during the lockdown?” I asked during our virtual health connection. She hesitated before she replied, “Well, ... more often. Others, despite the best efforts of Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry to encourage outdoor ... there is an impact on an individual’s mental health, particularly for those who have tied much of their ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2020
Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, each day has come with new announcements ... our Canadian borders have closed in the spirit of public health and safety. In the midst of these changes, the strength and anticipated strain on our health care system have become a national focus. But the ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Justin Fong, BSc September 2020
Large-scale public health crises offer unique challenges in adaptive practices. ... in clinical settings during a pandemic endanger their own health, safety, and education. Beyond the obvious risk of ... pursuing fields outside of infectious disease and public health.[ 8 ] Third-year medical students also face a pressing ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ernest Salcedo September 2020
As a health care professional, you provide essential services for ... . —Ernest Salcedo WorkSafeBC Health Care Services Client Representative WorkSafeBC ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Li Rita Zhang, MPH September 2020
... 1 ] In Canada, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends that average-risk women aged 50 to 74 ... uptake often falls short of targets.[ 3 ] During a public health emergency such as the one brought about by the ... socioeconomic levels. A collaboration of the Provincial Health Services Authority’s (PHSA’s) programs, the ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS September 2020
Health inequity arising from personal and systemic bias ... help physicians deepen their understanding of race-related health inequity, College librarians have selected resources for a race and health equity reading list ( ...
Back Page, COVID-19 / BY: Kristina Jenei, BSN September 2020
... event, several factors complicated a decisive public health response. The virus emerged in highly populated urban areas and ravaged unprepared health facilities, intensified by the spread of ... by traditional and religious practices. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that nearly 60% of all ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brett Baumann, MD October 2020
... has been placed on the pathophysiology and corresponding health effects of vaping, and on the need for product ...