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Obituaries / BY: Ann Skidmore, MBChB, FRCPC September 2020
... his personality.   Angus was born in London, England, on 7 May 1929, the first child of Blodwen Rae (née Williams), a ... and other members of the team, he ran the renal unit for 7 years before taking on his first partner, Dr Clifford ... antics and mischievous humor.  Angus spent the last 7 years of his life in Victoria with Ann, enjoying frequent ...
News September 2020
... decision-making capacity is restored, for a maximum of 7 days. This short-term emergency care will be provided at ...
News September 2020
... face challenges treating patients with addictions. The 24/7 Addiction Medicine Clinician Support Line, supported by the ... 778 945-7619. For more information, visit www.bccsu.ca/24-7 . News New 24/7 addiction medicine clinician support line ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2020
... White people are elevated as the ideal for humanity.”[ 7 ] Her book urges White people to have the “uncomfortable, ... emotional displays of defensiveness or solidarity.”[ 7 ] Let’s be clear, DiAngelo (and I in quoting her) does ... and thoughts that are subtle, almost imperceptible.[ 7 ] She reassured me that acknowledging racism does not make ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Leilynaz Malekafzali, BSc September 2020
... with clinically confirmed COVID-19 (31.6%; 95% CI, 17.5-48.7) had symptoms consistent with con­junc­tivitis, including ... 5 ] Of the 12 patients with ocular manifestations, 11 (91.7%; 95% CI, 61.5-99.8) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on ... reaction (RT-PCR) from nasopharyngeal swabs, and 2 (16.7%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on RT-PCR from both ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2020
... 5 ] physicians,[ 6 ] and medical organizations.[ 7 ] However, after COVID-19 re-exposed an enduring need for ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Justin Fong, BSc September 2020
... to substitute lost clinical learning experiences.[ 7 ] The clinical clerk role during an infectious disease ... and resource allocation in a rapid and meaningful way.[ 7 ] Contributing directly to patient care in crisis ... there are inherent risks involved with the profession.[ 7 ] Because of missed clinical learning opportunities, the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Li Rita Zhang, MPH September 2020
... vary based on geographic location,[ 6 ] demographics,[ 7 , 8 ] and socioeconomic status.[ 9 , 10 ] To provide local ... was consistent with more current published data.[ 7 ] The most materially deprived groups of women (50 to 69 ...
Back Page, COVID-19 / BY: Kristina Jenei, BSN September 2020
... us to live together decently, and indeed flourish.”[ 7 ] This pandemic has been an urgent wake-up call for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brett Baumann, MD October 2020
... an FEV 1 of 2.6 litres (90% predicted) and FVC of 3.7 litres (95% predicted). The ratio of FEV 1 to FVC was low ... (atoll sign), a finding specific to organizing pneumonia.[ 7 ] Similar patchy airspace opacities had also developed in ...