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President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD March 2023
... lead with trust when we interact with our patients, allied health professionals, health authorities, administrators, or government? I think ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Tara Lyon March 2023
... see themselves in this research space, or in the realm of health care policy change, and I want to highlight and ... that the work she’s doing now for Indigenous health is inspiring, it hasn’t always been so. Similar to how the health care system is traumatizing (and retraumatizing) for ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Priya Manjoo, MD March 2023
... by abnormal or excessive body fat (adiposity) that impairs health.[ 1 ] Like any other chronic disease, it is ... and experience-based, patient-centred framework for health care professionals, patients, and policymakers.[ 1 ] ... to successful weight management and can improve health independently of changes in weight. Alone, they are ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD March 2023
Poisonings have a significant impact on the health of people in BC. In 2022, there were more than 2000 ... in the management of poisonings for the public and health care providers. Although there are limited Canadian ... $1 spent on poison control centres saves over $13 in other health care costs.[ 2 ] The BC Drug and Poison Information ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Vivian W.L. Tsang, MD, MGC April 2023
The burden of disease related to mental health disorders has increased in Canada, especially during ... transition.[ 1 ] Most recently, the importance of mental health has come to the forefront as the psychiatric ... by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program) focus ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Stephen Lam, MD, FRCPC April 2023
... 2014.[ 9 ] In 2016, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommended annual low-dose computed tomography ... net benefit).[ 11 ] The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is in the process of updating its guideline. In September 2020, based on the strength of evidence and health economic analyses,[ 12 , 13 ] the BC Ministry of ...
News April 2023
... may purchase MEDOC Travel Insurance regardless of age or health. Complete the short health questionnaire to determine which rates will apply to ... treatment, nursing services, and medication. Pre-existing health conditions that have been stable for 90 days prior to ...
News April 2023
... support physicians, the report contains feature stories on health and wellness advances, ongoing work addressing ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Hannah Gibson, MBChB May 2023
... can have a direct, adverse effect on an individual’s health, which can include high levels of disease, mental health issues, and substance abuse disorders.[ 1-4 ] In a ... Columbia, high self-reported rates of addiction (67%), health concerns (66%), mental illness (51%), and physical ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP May 2023
Background Health care–related carbon emission is a significant ... the global carbon footprint.[ 1 ] When compared with the health care systems of 47 countries, the carbon footprint of the Canadian health care system is the third highest in the world on a per ...