Clinical Articles /
BY: Armon Molavi, MD
October 2020
... 1 ] Numerous resources have been committed to managing health issues related to marijuana and opioid use, but in ... school, work, interpersonal relationships, and physical health.[ 1 ] Treatment of alcohol use disorder Several ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 /
BY: Sonny Thiara, MD
October 2020
... rapidly around the globe. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.[ 2 ] As of ... while mechanically ventilated, according to Provincial Health Services Authority data. Initially in March 2020, BC testing focused on sicker patients and health care workers. This led to concern that subsequent case ...
Obituaries /
BY: Susan Ketchen
October 2020
... Christian Homes; and the medical staff of Alberta Mental Health Services, Calgary Region. He also served on the ... Hospital in Comox and consultant psychiatrist to BC Mental Health Services in the Comox Valley and north Vancouver ...
News
October 2020
... founding associate director of research at the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, and professor (Department of ... has improved the educational and scholarly practices in health professions education. His research looks broadly at the experiences of learners and teachers in the health professions. Dr Regehr will receive the award and a ...
News, COVID-19
October 2020
A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University has made ... blood samples from critically ill patients at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). They build on a growing body ... and setting goals of care based on the patient’s health and personal wishes. Medical teams could use the ...
News, COVID-19
October 2020
... in a community office that provides publicly funded health services. Are paid under Fee For Service, Alternate ...
News, COVID-19
October 2020
... among the general public about coming into contact with health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. One in four ... surveyed went so far as to agree that the freedoms of health care workers should be restricted. The study is believed to be the first on stigmatization of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Steven ...
News
October 2020
Children across BC with extraordinary health needs, requiring complex care, will soon have access ... 19 years of age and their families will be able to access health care services ranging from assessment, examination, ... team of doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals. The centre will also provide training ...
News
October 2020
... is a new virtual support initiative enabling rural health care providers to deliver timely patient-centred care ... and cultural contexts and are available to support rural health care providers for any issue, including: Providing a ... through patient simulation scenarios. Navigating the health care system. Providing collaborative support in ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
October 2020
... CBD (cannabidiol), products by the general population for health-related reasons. Some patients are rubbing CBD creams ...