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News / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) July/August 2022
... to go! By Dr Fred Voon. FriesenPress, 2021. ISBN: 978-1-7776034-0-3. Paperback, 142 pages. This 142-page book with ... The author is an emergency physician in Victoria, BC. Part 1 lays out what patients should expect to encounter if ...
News / BY: Sandy Zhang, MPH July/August 2022
... eligible patients to call the Lung Screening Program (1 877 717-5864) to complete a risk assessment over the phone ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Sukhmeet Singh Sachal, MPH July/August 2022
... populations, compared with the White British population.[ 1 ] It is a necessity of living in an antiracist society to ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Patrick Wong July/August 2022
... website to fax with your consult report to WorkSafeBC at 1 888 922-8807. Physicians can use this cover sheet to submit ... by the hospital has been faxed to WorkSafeBC at 1 888 922-8807. While a claim is pending acceptance by ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS July/August 2022
... during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 1 ] The utility of the virtual surgical network is ... in surgical care seamlessly across the province [ Figure 1 ]. Buoyed by the success of UBC Reticulum, the UBC Division ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elizabeth Purssell, MD, MSc September 2022
... one of the leading causes of preventable death in trauma.[ 1 , 2 ] The cornerstone of the emergency management of ... until the deflated balloon is positioned in either zone 1 (between the left subclavian artery and the celiac trunk) ... entered the market and have a mean procedure time of 70.1 seconds.[ 21 ] The existing literature does not include the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... of the Provincial Health Services Authority. It serves 5.1 million residents of BC and Yukon through six regional ... and comprehensive basic and clinical research.[ 1 ] Due to the increasing incidence and prevalence of cancer, ... phenomenon.[ 9 ] Three dimensions characterize burnout: (1) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, (2) increased ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Braedon Aujla, BSc September 2022
... 45 000 reported wildlife–vehicle collisions each year.[ 1 , 2 ] However, the actual number of wildlife–vehicle ... collisions outnumber moose–vehicle collisions by 3 to 1.[ 11 ] Although there are fewer collisions with moose, ... particularly dangerous in a vehicle collision [ Figure 1 ]. Deer are much smaller than moose; therefore, they ...
Obituaries / BY: Jack and Ruth Albrecht September 2022
... camp for children). During many summers he volunteered 1 to 2 weeks of his time in roles such as lifeguard, boating ...
Letters / BY: Ruth Habte, MD September 2022
... $50 million but would save up to $95 million per year.[ 1 ] Another study in Colorado provided long-acting reversible ...