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News June 2022
... students, residents, and retired members. This provides a 9% response rate, estimated to be valid 19 times out of 20, ...
Editorials / BY: Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, DTMH, FRCP, FACP, MRCP June 2022
... (12.6 per 100 000), and Ontario (12.5 per 100 000).[ 5-9 ] The third article focuses on Lyme disease, particularly ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maggie Wong, PharmD, ACPR June 2022
... this was not prevented by longer antibiotic duration.[ 9 ] A prospective, open-label study by Montravers and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patrick H.P. Wong, MD, FRCPC June 2022
... to routes of transmission, was found to be limited.[ 9 ] A more recent study of a mix of Asian communities in BC, ... strategies for reducing HBV transmission to others.[ 9 , 14 ] In BC, it is recommended that all pregnant women ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM June 2022
... signs: 70% had erythema migrans, 30% had arthritis, 9% had Bell palsy, 4% had another radiculoneuropathy, 2% had ... demonstrating a low prevalence in this reservoir.[ 9 ] Farther inland, I. pacificus ticks are uncommon but may ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Haile Zapata-Dixon June 2022
... for 13 million of these international travelers, of whom 4.9 million were returning Canadian residents.[ 2 ] Since 2015, ... BC travelers, top destinations were China and the UK.[ 9 ] Research on patterns of travel-related communicable ... were evaluated by CanTravNet sites in BC during the 9-year surveillance period. There were 1494 diagnoses from ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John van Bockxmeer, MBBS July/August 2022
... are required to self-fund videoconferencing solutions.[ 9 ] This may prohibit huddling and the various benefits it ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Omair Arshad, MD July/August 2022
... ] The inhalational safety of these compounds is unknown.[ 9 ] The presence of diacetyl in e-liquids is a concern ... obliterans, also known as “popcorn lung.”[ 9 ] Of particular concern is the addition of vitamin E ... of Canadians reported ever trying an e-cigarette, while 2.9% had used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days.[ 2 ] Ever use ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Azzra Mangalji, MD July/August 2022
... as excellent (44.2%) or very good (35.3%). In addition, 60.9% rated their health information being treated with the ... room prior to seeing the health care provider (42.9%). In terms of their experience with the reception staff, ... in-person and telemedicine appointments, whereas 54.9% preferred in-person and 12.8% preferred telemedicine. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elizabeth Purssell, MD, MSc September 2022
... in Canada.[ 23 , 24 ] A 2021 survey found that only 21.9% of Canadian level 1 or 2 trauma centres currently have a ... centre in a health authority with a catchment area of 1.9 million people or more. Royal Columbian Hospital sees ... the two reviewers assessed a sample of 60 cases (9.4% of charts) to ensure inter-rater reliability of case ...