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Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Anton R. Miller, MBChB, FRCPC June 2023
... ] Patient navigation has emerged as a useful strategy in health care and is relevant to most forms of complex care, ... supports and services With support from the Kids Brain Health Network, work to date has examined how navigation ... which included representation from the affiliated academic health centre, government (BC Ministry of Children and Family ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Michelle Ng, MD, CCFP June 2023
... multicultural society, language barriers are prevalent in health care. Patients with limited English proficiency face health care disparities, including reduced preventive health care, increased use of diagnostic tests, increased ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Patricia M. Massel, MD June 2023
... face with medical travel is vital to better address health equity and access issues in BC. Previous studies have ... which can be influenced by geography, weather, and the health care system’s structure.[ 9 , 10 ] Health care providers offer valuable perspectives on medical ...
Obituaries / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC June 2023
... Neurological Institute-Hospital of McGill University Health Centre as a fellow in neurosurgery (Dr Wilder ...
Obituaries / BY: Chris Scott-Kerr June 2023
... palliative care, including the home care team from Island Health, Drs Bacsu, Vergidis, Murchison, Wade, and ...
Letters / BY: Darren Jakubec, MD June 2023
... afraid to use his voice and for advocating for a better health care system over the years. His words have become more ... be justified within the funding of the existing public health care system. That’s not all bad. But I, like Dr Day, ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD June 2023
... of self from emotions when dealing with patients, health care professionals may find it difficult to access ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC June 2023
... and the BCMJ remains a place to learn about timely public health issues such as increasing rates of syphilis and opioid ... view. Diversity is essential; it enhances the quality of health care we can offer to patients, and when we share ... and appropriate care we provide, leading to better health outcomes. Our province’s diverse population ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD June 2023
... and its lasting effects on Indigenous people’s health and well-being. We should, as encouraged by Megan ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tanya Fairweather, MD, CCFP, FCFP June 2023
... are also increasingly aware of the social determinants of health, including the harms of worklessness,[ 1-3 ] and want ... work-related injury. Confirming a workplace mental health injury Confirming a workplace mental health injury involves two required steps. The first ...