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News December 2022
... in early identification and treatment and improved health outcomes. Newborn Screening BC, a service of the Provincial Health Services Authority, is adding three tests to its ... card. There are no additional steps for families or health care providers. For newborns, detecting certain ...
News December 2022
... of Calgary and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The data came from participants aged 8–16 ... are likely to have a negative effect on kids’ mental health, and that can make recovery take longer. Additionally, ... early recovery period made little difference to long-term health outcomes. After 30 days, children who suffered a ...
Editorials / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) December 2022
... not surprisingly, it has been unable to ensure that the health of the Indigenous population rises to that of other ...
President's Comment / BY: Ramneek Dosanjh, MD December 2022
... positive impact while traversing uncharted waters during a health care crisis in a constrained system. Our ability to ... is necessary for a system redesign that delivers desirable health care outcomes and achieves health care equity. So as we embark on a significant ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC December 2022
... syphilis screening or treatment, contact the BCCDC public health nurse at 604 707-5607 or physician at 604 707-5610. ... Hospital —Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM BCCDC Public Health Laboratory —Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM December 2022
... registered, the sooner your patient can receive applicable health care and wage loss benefits. Physicians are reimbursed ... calls to the RACE line) to collaborate with other health care providers and WorkSafeBC case management team ... in the care of an injured worker. Community allied health provider involved in the care of your patient (e.g., ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Katharine McKeen, MD, MBA, FCFP December 2022
... more frequent and more severe. Flooding affects not only health but also infrastructure and communities. Between 80% ... expected to increase due to climate change and will impact health. Flooding impacts health directly, as well as indirectly through infrastructure ...
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