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Obituaries / BY: Chris Scott-Kerr June 2023
... be deeply missed. We would like to thank his team from the BC Cancer Agency and palliative care, including the home care ... illness. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BC Cancer Agency or the Victoria Hospice. A celebration of life was held on 7 May 2023 at the Monterey Recreation Centre in Oak Bay. —Chris Scott-Kerr Burnaby Obituaries Dr ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH June 2023
... ] There were 134 deaths among people with schizophrenia in BC during the hottest 8-day period. This represents ... with schizophrenia represent only approximately 1% of the BC population. When deaths during the heat dome were compared ... Director, Environmental Health Services, BCCDC BC Centre for Disease Control Risk of mortality among people ...
Letters / BY: Charles Ludgate, MD, OBC July/August 2023
... of five joint replacement specialty programs throughout BC in 2018.[ 1 ] This initiative followed the results of a ... This specialized team approach was refined by UBC’s Centre for Surgical Innovation, using four linked operating ... has increased, and the five joint replacement programs in BC have not become a reality. The South Island Surgical ...
Letters / BY: Colette Davis, MD July/August 2023
... only to women who are already attached to a cancer centre. On the treatment end, we all recognize that capacity ... was submitted in response to “Breast cancer screening in BC: What we should be proud of and how to make it even ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: A. Cherukupalli, MD, MHSc September 2023
... 14 ] Only a few subspecialized rhinologists in BC offer Draf III. Biologics have revolutionized the ... aspirin desensitization therapy has been very limited in BC for years. The COVID-19 pandemic made office spirometry ... by a subspecialist. The AERD Clinic acts as a referral centre for patients to be thoroughly assessed by the relevant ...
Premise / BY: Susan M. Lee, MD, FRCPC, MAS November 2023
... the assistance of a College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC librarian. A systematic review conducted in 2021 ... continues to be either lacking or conflicting. The BC Centre for Disease Control[ 19 ] emphasizes the importance ...
Obituaries / BY: S. Larry Goldenberg, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FCAHS September 2023
... away peacefully at Hilltop House hospice in Squamish, BC, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was ... his military service at the National Defence Medical Centre in Ottawa and then moved his family to Vancouver, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jacqueline Maloney, PhD September 2023
... pandemic-era adolescent mental health and well-being in BC.[ 10 ] The YDI is an annual self-reported survey administered in BC secondary schools that asks youth ages 15 to 17 about ... PhD Senior Scientist in Population Mental Well-Being, BC Centre for Disease Control Assistant Professor, Faculty of ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC October 2023
... evolving aspects of diagnosing autism spectrum disorder in BC and in clinical practice, as informed by recent ... a mental status examination. Some jurisdictions, such as BC, have a prescribed diagnostic process, in part to ... developmental clinics in BC (such as Sunny Hill Health Centre), but the wait list is often shorter for private ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Aaron Ooi, MBChB, DipPaed, PGDipClinEd, FRACP October 2023
... experience in a neuropsychiatry clinic at a quaternary centre, we obtained consensus to produce a clinically useful ... disorder. Nevertheless, current guideline recommendations centre on psychoeducation, modified cognitive-behavioral ... agitation in children and youth have been published in BC but are beyond the scope of this article.[ 65 ] ...