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College Library / BY: Chris Vriesema-Magnuson June 2022
... statistics [ Box ]. Where to find health statistics for BC BC Centre for Disease Control: www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/data-reports BC Community Health Atlas: ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: BCCDC Overdose Drivers Knowledge Translation Group June 2022
... from an increasingly toxic illegal drug supply. Doctors of BC has endorsed a policy advocating for both ... the unequal impacts of overdose on Indigenous people in BC and Canada. Addressing comorbidities and maximizing health ... highest yet for those with a dual diagnosis.[ 6 ] A 2016 BC Coroners Service review found that one-third of youth and ...
Premise / BY: Renee Fernandez, MD, CCFP June 2022
... health care, accelerating transformation of BC’s health care system faster than we ever imagined ... a more sustainable health care workforce and system in BC. We have the opportunity to reimagine the future of care for British Columbians and the future of work for BC physicians. This is not a simple undertaking. The ...
Editorials / BY: Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, DTMH, FRCP, FACP, MRCP June 2022
... The third article focuses on Lyme disease, particularly in BC (Morshed and Bowie). Lyme disease is considered the most common tick-borne disease in BC and North America. Unlike in eastern Canada, the rate of Lyme disease has remained low in BC. The infection is preventable by avoiding tick bites and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patrick H.P. Wong, MD, FRCPC June 2022
... Indigenous people, and people who inject drugs.[ 4 ] In BC, local epidemiology is driven primarily by a large ... is not attributable to sharing utensils.[ 7 ] In BC, most chronic hepatitis B cases are among East and South ... C.[ 8 ] In contrast, acute hepatitis B diagnoses in BC are more often associated with individuals who have a high ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM June 2022
... or probable Lyme disease. However, and particularly in BC, where Lyme disease occurs infrequently, physicians often ... Epidemiology and distribution of ticks and Lyme disease in BC Historically, BC was well ahead of any other province in Canada in terms of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Haile Zapata-Dixon June 2022
... communicable and preventable infectious diseases. In BC, most reported cases of shigellosis, rabies, and enteric ... most frequently traveled to Mexico and the UK; among BC travelers, top destinations were China and the UK.[ 9 ] ... diseases is hindered because the proportion of BC travelers that become ill posttravel has not been ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John van Bockxmeer, MBBS July/August 2022
... huddle process.[ 4 ] But has this been our experience in BC? Research has shown that a whiteboard outlining a small ... these meaningful multidisciplinary encounters. Summary BC health authorities are investing in team-based primary ... Clinical Articles A reflection on daily huddles in BC primary care teams ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Azzra Mangalji, MD July/August 2022
... to a multiphysician primary care office in Langley, BC, from 1 November 2020 to 15 February 2021. Approval for ... at a multiphysician primary care clinic in Langley, BC, between 1 November 2020 and 15 February 2021.   Results: ...
Letters / BY: Brian Conway, MD, FRCPC July/August 2022
... distribution of adult infectious diseases services in BC. I am the medical director of the Vancouver Infectious ... are often disengaged from care. Our team congratulates the BC Medical Journal for highlighting the importance of the ...