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Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Valerie C. Doyon, MD January/February 2024
... local excision when the initial biopsy was incisional.[ 7 ] Incisional biopsies often underestimate the Breslow ... melanoma, invasive and in situ). Cutaneous biopsies In 46 (7.4%) skin biopsies, the biopsy technique (e.g., punch) was ... as punch biopsies (odds ratio 10.0; 95% CI, 5.36-18.7; P < .001). Reasons for not meeting guidelines were ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Brooke McDonald, MD March 2024
... to ensuring patients receive surgical care close to home.[ 7 ]  While the importance of enhanced surgical skills ... and distribution of surgical care in rural BC.[ 2-5 , 7 ] To address this knowledge gap, we conducted an ... n = 19; Northern Health: n = 14; Island Health: n = 7; Vancouver Coastal Health: n = 4; Fraser Health: n = 1). ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2024
... care research, such as through Elders’ teachings.[ 1 , 7 , 8 ] Colonialized institutions and research practices may ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD January/February 2024
... does not, however, change the intense workload and 24/7 obligations we face, and there are still not enough family ...
Premise / BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM) January/February 2024
... hours, contacting the doctor only when necessary. And 24/7 access can be pruned so specified family hours, special ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP January/February 2024
... with communities like the Wet'suwet'en First Nation.[ 7 ] Burning methane in indoor gas stoves releases harmful air ...
BC Stories / BY: Lauren Lypchuk, MD, CCFP January/February 2024
... able to restart in 2022 and are cycling strong in 2023, 7 days/week, May through October, with 45 volunteers taking ...
Letters / BY: Min Jung Kim, BHSc January/February 2024
... structures and cultural practices tied to the land.[ 6 , 7 ] These impacts extend beyond acute natural disasters; ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD January/February 2024
... It takes 4 kg of grain to produce 1 kg of pork,[ 3 ] and 7 kg of grain to produce 1 kg of beef.[ 4 ] Carbon dioxide is ... into water sources, as happened in Walkerton, Ontario.[ 7 ] Antibiotics are used in raising livestock. This practice ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS March 2024
... number of general surgeons per 100 000 population was 5.7 in Canada but 5.0 in British Columbia, where there were 263 ... from the 2012 study.[ 2 ] Using the Canadian average of 5.7 surgeons per 100 000 population and BC population ... Health (26.0%), Interior Health (20.5%), Northern Health (7.1%), and Island Health (17.3%). Of 120 respondents who ...