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President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD October 2020
... our physicians, other allied providers, our Provincial Health Officer Dr Henry, our health care administration, and the hard work of British Columbians adhering to public health advice. The effectiveness of our response was ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Karima Jiwa, MD, CCFP, FCFP October 2020
... for a workplace injury, occupational disease, or mental health condition. Physicians may request assistance with ...
MDs To Be / BY: Rochelle Tonkin, MD October 2020
... medical charts were reviewed with assistance from Northern Health’s Health Information Management Services (HIMS) department, and ... the University of Northern British Columbia, and Northern Health H19-01950. Results Between 1 January 2016 and 31 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Michael Otterstatter, MSc, PhD October 2020
... in many ways, contributing to their overall mental health and providing opportunities for social connection and ... Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC —David Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc Director of ... BCCDC  Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC —Kate Smolina, PhD Director of the BC ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Alan Woodland October 2020
... and we depend on this privilege, but when age-related health issues or disabilities arise, we may be required to ... For many, it will also impact their mental and physical health. In BC, the number of people over age 65 continues to ... driving after age 80.[ 2 ] For family, friends, and health care providers, this desire and expectation can have a ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD November 2020
... to this new norm and are quite satisfied with delivering health care via office visits or by telephone. Some of them ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lisa J. Zhang November 2020
... review were Glow Ovulation, Fertility Friend FF App, Clue Health & Period Tracker, iPeriod Period Tracker Ultimate, and ... 14 ] Exercise Exercise is widely known to have numerous health benefits and is often recommended by physicians to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lisa J. Zhang November 2020
... and its consumption has even been associated with numerous health benefits, including reduced all-cause mortality and ... Alcohol has clear deleterious effects on many aspects of health. Excessive use of alcohol is well known to increase ... power plants are another source. Given that there are many health benefits associated with the high consumption of a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC November 2020
... medicine specialist, and other members of the patient’s health care team. The list of additional screening ...
Letters / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2020
... same is happening here in BC.  The Canadian Institute for Health Information was pleased to announce in 2019 that there ...