Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Laura Gentile, RD, MHA
December 2024
... incidence rate in BC was 8.1 in 100 000.[ 2 ] The World Health Organization has identified the elimination of cervical cancer as a global public health goal. However, the reduction in cervical cancer ... receive cervix screening. HPV primary screening allows for health care provider–collected or patient-collected ...
Premise /
BY: Chloe Gao, BHSc
December 2024
... in children’s classrooms, at places of employment, in health care settings, and in criminal justice institutions.[ ... the harmful impacts of racism and racial disparities on health care outcomes and experiences.[ 5,6 ] However, we have ... examples of colorism within dermatology.[ 7-9 ] Physical health impact of colorism Perhaps the most direct example of ...
Premise /
BY: Martina Scholtens, MD, MPH, FRCPC
December 2024
... reading lists for patients with virtually any mental health disorder. Bibliotherapy has practical utility in ... practice guidelines; and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines. A search was then ... Association, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Mood ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Jennifer Balfour, MD, FRCPC
December 2024
... social–emotional development, attention, and physical health in young children and teens. Policy intervention is ... reacted to urgently. The surgeon general calls the mental health crisis among young people an emergency. The CPS states: “We are in the midst of a youth mental health crisis that demands meaningful and conscientious ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monica Durigon, RN(C), MSc
December 2024
... 1 , 3 ] Syphilis overview course In 2019, the Provincial Health Officer declared an outbreak of syphilis in the ... cases and their contacts. The Overview of Syphilis for Health Care Providers in BC online course is broken into ... to Syphilis. Reviews the impact of syphilis on public health in Canada and BC, as well as the etiology, ...
President's Comment /
BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC
December 2024
... reporting burnout and many reaching out to the Physician Health Program for help. This is the time when we need to ... above and make a significant and positive impact during a health care crisis in a constrained system. The impact we as ...
Letters /
BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
December 2024
... thereafter with the provincial laboratory and public health soon led to the discovery of a large community ...
Letters /
BY: Michelle Scheepers, MBCHB, FRCPC, MBA
December 2024
... inconsistently applied and is underused. The Ministry of Health’s Allied Health Strategic Plan, however, aims to optimize the roles and scopes of practice for allied health professionals to enhance patient care and improve ...