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President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... and Development (OECD) nation. BC has even less—a mere 1.95 hospital beds per 1000 people. Canada also has ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jae Ford, MD, MPH May 2024
... urgent care settings, especially during warmer months.[ 1 ] This article aims to inform clinicians about the ticks ... are more common in the Interior and Northern regions.[ 1 ] Ixodes ticks are capable of transmitting Borrelia ... originating in BC due to the low prevalence (typically < 1%) of B. burgdorferi in BC ticks.[ 1 , 4 , 5 ] In ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM May 2024
... an employer, worker, and primary care provider. Scenario 1: A clinic assistant you employ is assisting you in a minor ... with the requirements of an exposure control plan.[ 1 ] The purpose of an exposure control plan is to prevent ... (and, therefore, needlestick injuries). Before scenario 1 occurs, you as the employer are expected to have done the ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC June 2024
The 2024 federal budget[ 1 ] was released on 16 April 2024. It includes major spending ... will spend more this year to service the growing $1.4 trillion national debt than on health care.[ 2 ] To help ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE June 2024
... result in significant costs to the health care system.[ 1 ] In BC, the number of people living with chronic disease ... in the BC Chronic Disease Registries, with approximately 1 in 2 females and 1 in 3 males having a record for a related health care ...
Editorials / BY: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH, FRCPC June 2024
... emergency department visits per year in British Columbia.[ 1 ] The overwhelming majority of these harms can be ... carries an estimated cost of $492 million per year in BC;[ 1 ] the human cost of lives lost and altered cannot be ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC June 2024
... efficient model to keep wait times as short as possible.[ 1 ] Multiple studies show that the key barrier to ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: William Liu, BHSc June 2024
... Medical Association’s National Physician Health Survey.[ 1 ] Companies have created tools to address these ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Curtis May, MD, MPH, CCFP June 2024
... who primarily work outdoors more likely to be affected.[ 1 ] For example, data show an increase in WorkSafeBC claims ... stress. Risk factors for heat stress may be grouped into (1) environmental factors (e.g., temperature, air flow), (2) ... or by phone at 604 276-3100 (Lower Mainland) or 1 888 621-7233 (toll-free). Heat-related illness early ...
Premise / BY: Lauren Whitehead, MD, FRCSC June 2024
... a successful pregnancy. It has been estimated to affect 1 in 6 heterosexual couples worldwide. [1] The true prevalence of infertility is likely higher if a ... leading to a disparity in who can access treatment. [1] The economics of fertility An aging population, combined ...