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MDs To Be / BY: Maya de Vos, BSc January/February 2021
... Climate change is a considerable threat to human health on a global scale.[ 1 ] The medical community has an ... if used in large quantities.[ 7 ] In the Vancouver Island Health Authority, joint efforts between the Department of ... anesthetic-related emission rates in the Vancouver Island Health Authority and British Columbia as a whole remain ...
Premise / BY: John Liu, MD January/February 2021
... teaching medical students about ophthalmology and visual health. The specific nature of ophthalmology as a niche specialty makes learning about visual health daunting, and comes with some perceived barriers. From ... as expected. From the educator’s perspective, visual health is difficult to integrate into other topics in ...
College Library / BY: Paula Osachoff January/February 2021
... resources as possible. Locally, the eHLbc (Electronic Health Library of BC) consortium provides many health libraries access to databases, e-books, and journal ...
Back Page, COVID-19 / BY: Mandy Ruthnum, MD, FCFP January/February 2021
... dramatically. Since our experience, the Vancouver Island Health Authority doubled the number of staff managing the phone line, and a separate line was created for health care professionals. This has shortened wait times ... local hospital where we were greeted by the kindest public health nurse in the world, rocking her PPE. We stayed in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sean Duke, MSc, MD March 2021
... related to patient safety, antimicrobial resistance, and health care costs. We discuss the consequences of unverified ... beta-lactam allergy is associated with significant public health concerns, including health consequences to patients, antimicrobial resistance, ...
Obituaries / BY: Jennifer Coy March 2021
... and compassion, Peter was an ongoing ambassador of public health and a seeker of knowledge. He is fondly remembered as ...
Letters, COVID-19 / BY: Vielka Fernandez March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health threat that has challenged medical schools across the ... medical schools and telecommunication companies, the One Health concept[ 3 ] can be applied in a practical setting. ... student competitiveness and prepare them for emerging health threats. —Vielka Fernandez —Priscila Hernandez ...
News / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2021
... on different but overlapping aspects of Canada’s health care system. The book is extremely well written, and ... comes to diagnosing the systemic problems that plague our health system, he pulls no punches. In clear, simple ... premise that reducing the numbers of doctors would lower health costs by reducing the number of patients being ...
News, COVID-19 March 2021
The BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC Ministry of Health have produced the BC Care Bundle for Supporting ... COVID-19 recommendations from the BCCDC and Ministry of Health ...
News March 2021
... is the first to suggest a link between this diet and brain health for Parkinson disease. The MIND diet combines aspects ... Research Centre, the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, and the Division of Neurology in the UBC Faculty of ... MIND diet showed a more significant impact on women’s health, whereas the Mediterranean diet did for men. The ...