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Letters / BY: Margo S. Clarke, MD July/August 2024
... his proposal that Doctors of BC take over the library.[ 2 ] This is an excellent idea and provides a hopeful way ... the valuable experience of the current library employees.[ 2 ] Should Doctors of BC act on Dr Gillespie’s proposal, a ...
Letters / BY: Judy So, MD July/August 2024
... of preceptors for disability-related training.[ 2 ] Am I Ableist provides a well-researched, unbiased view ...
Letters / BY: Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education July/August 2024
... are stark for structurally marginalized illicit drinkers.[ 2-4 ] The Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education, a ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Selena Lawrie, MD, CCFP July/August 2024
... or the uncertainty that one will be able to do so.”[ 2 ] Understanding community food security is essential, ... in four Canadian children faces food insecurity, with 1.2 million children affected in 2022, impacting lifelong ... experience disproportionate rates of food insecurity (39.2% and 33.4%, respectively), compared with those who identify ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Megan Edwards, PhD, MPH July/August 2024
... illness is to first test for influenza A/B, SARS-CoV-2, and respiratory syncytial virus.[ 1 ] Previously, testing ... test wastewater samples for influenza A/B, SARS-CoV-2, and respiratory syncytial virus at 12 sites across the ... supported proof-of-concept cloud-based system.[ 2 ] This system is currently being replaced by the Provincial ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Amber Sawkins, MSW, RSW July/August 2024
... are available after a critical incident at work For over 2 decades, WorkSafeBC has offered critical incident ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Images / BY: Samantha R. Saravana-Bawan, MD, FRCP July/August 2024
... and moderate spotting. The patient was gravida 4, para 2 (G4P2) and had had two prior cesarean sections. The ... was 7190 mIU/mL at presentation and rose to 13 484 mIU/ mL 2 days later. Imaging findings Ultrasonography showed a ... in less than 1 in 30 000 naturally conceived pregnancies.[ 2 ] The incidence of heterotopic pregnancy increases with ...
News September 2024
... epidemiological data shows the risk posed by the SARS CoV-2 virus is reduced. Wastewater indicators and testing data ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS September 2024
... operations in BC increased 28% between 2012 and 2022,[ 2 ] and the number of breast cancer cases is projected to ... VJH increased from 69 in 2013 to 113 in 2023 (64%). Figure 2 shows the number of breast cancer appointments with medical oncology at VJH during this period. Table 2 shows patient characteristics in 2013 versus 2023. Table 3 ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Eugene Y.H. Yeung, MD, MSc, BSc(Pharm), FRCPC, FCCM, D(ABMM), CTH September 2024
... , even though they may not be pathogenic in each case.[ 2 ] The minimum pathogen list in the BC Guidelines includes ... number of possible intestinal parasites can be countless.[ 2 ] Moreover, the BC Guidelines recommend that if either ... less than 1% of pathogenic parasites identified [ Figure 2 ] . Microscopies for pinworm paddle specimens Enterobius ...