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News / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC September 2023
... In his retirement, he is a vintner in Naramata, BC. Dr John Marcus (Mark) Fitzgerald (1955–2022) , ...
Obituaries / BY: Shelley Ross, MD September 2023
... in the 75+ age group. She won many seniors tournaments in BC and some in the Pacific Northwest. She was privileged to ... am Wörthersee, Austria, in 2002. She was president of the BC Senior Women’s Committee, represented BC on the PNW Senior Women’s Committee, and was on the ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: Michelle Hawkins, BSc (Hons) September 2023
... Gibson and colleagues, published in the May issue of the BC Medical Journal . While we share the authors’ concerns ... conducive to health. Homelessness is a growing concern in BC. According to the latest point-in-time count published by BC Housing, the number of individuals experiencing ...
Editorials / BY: Terri Aldred, MD September 2023
... over 50% of children currently in the care of the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, our country ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD September 2023
... toward reconciliation. —Joshua Greggain, MD Doctors of BC President BOX. Calls to Action #18–#24. Truth and ...
Premise / BY: R. Eric Demers, BSc, CCPA, CD September 2023
... for Health Information.[ 4 ] This overview compares BC’s and Manitoba’s performance in using advanced ... of available positions for each role (December 2022 for BC and Manitoba; March 2023 for Alberta and Saskatchewan).[ 8-11 ] Provincial comparison BC has a land area of approximately 945 000 km 2 [ 12 ] ...
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 ... 28 independent schools across all five health regions in BC [ Table 1 ]. Here we highlight key mental health and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Karen Takai, MSc September 2023
... workshops with contracted treatment providers throughout BC about the importance of and reason for this change. Each ...
Editorials / BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC October 2023
... intervention. Approximately 3% of children and youth in BC carry an autism diagnosis. Media interest in autism has ... This article should be of interest to any physician in BC. The second article presents an algorithm for assessing ... children who had an elective procedure under anesthesia at BC Children’s Hospital were reviewed: 1 in 6 children were ...