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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 ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC June 2023
Calling all readers: we want to hear from you! The BC Medical Journal is a unique publication—it is the only ... provincial medical journal in Canada and one of Doctors of BC’s longest-running member benefits. And it is you, our ... Blog. We also recently introduced a new article type—BC Stories—where we encourage you to tell us about an ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD June 2023
... and being. On display in the main entry of the Doctors of BC office in Vancouver is artwork by Mr Rain Pierre with a caption that reads: “BC doctors walk with all Indigenous patients in the spirit of ... has the great honor to serve as president of Doctors of BC. The frame of human being and human doing is something I ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tanya Fairweather, MD, CCFP, FCFP June 2023
... Midwives, and health care assistants registered with the BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry and working ... enhance our mental health. Resources like www.heretohelp.bc.ca and www.keltymentalhealth.ca have useful educational ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Farhad Ghaseminejad, MSc June 2023
... also be integrated into the interpreter’s role. Within BC, the Provincial Health Services Authority offers ... and refugees with non-English language preferences. With BC’s growing immigrant and refugee populations, there is an ... and lack of awareness of such services have been noted in BC and other provinces. In the 2019–2020 fiscal year, there ...
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 ... to identify medications dispensed to all people in BC with schizophrenia in the 90 days prior to the 2021 heat ...
MDs To Be / BY: Nicola Horwood, MD June 2023
... times for necessary MRIs.[ 3 ] Recent commentaries in the BC Medical Journal raise concerns about unnecessary ... ] This study aimed to assess the investigation patterns of BC orthopaedic surgeons and family physicians by ... to family physicians and orthopaedic surgeons throughout BC. A total of 255 responses were recorded: 166 from family ...
News June 2023
Starting 1 June 2023, people in BC can get prescriptions from their pharmacist for ... new minor ailment and prescription contraception service, BC residents with a Personal Health Number can visit a ...
News July/August 2023
Perinatal Services BC has collaborated with the BC Reproductive Mental Health Program and the Provincial ... .     News Perinatal Services BC: Guidelines for mental health disorders in the perinatal ...
News July/August 2023
... through a new provincial online booking system at gov.bc.ca/seeapharmacist . On 1 June 2023, pharmacists’ scope ... scope of practice expansion is an action from BC’s Health Human Resources Strategy, announced on 29 ...