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Original Research / BY: Olivia F. Hunter July/August 2025
... other marginalized groups.[ 12,13 ] The publicly available BC Surgical Wait Times (BCSWT) database tracks quarterly data ... an overview of the recent state of surgical wait times in BC using BCSWT data.[ 15 ] Methods Data were analyzed from Q2 ... BC Children’s Hospital, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre) were excluded from the analysis, because their city ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Paul Winston, MD, FRCPC July/August 2025
... with the audacious title “Creating a world-leading centre in novel treatment of spasticity through collaborative ... and the licensing of dozens of physicians from outside BC by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC). Our tiny clinic has raised close to $1 million ...
News / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) July/August 2025
... he conceived of and, in 1996, opened Cambie Surgery Centre, a private surgical clinic in Vancouver with six ... to challenge the restrictions on private care contained in BC’s Medicare Protection Act.     Cambie Surgeries ... Columbia was launched in 2009. Eleven years later the BC Supreme Court released its decision upholding the impugned ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Selena Lawrie, MD, CCFP July/August 2025
... for over a decade. An estimated 42 000 children in BC have a diagnosed anxiety disorder, and 95 000 have a ... to address the underlying causes. Fortunately, in BC, we have some effective resources for physicians and ... link to community resources. Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre is a valuable resource for patients, families, and ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Jaron Easterbrook, MD July/August 2025
... of team-based care, in numbers At Rocky Mountain Health Centre in Fernie, BC, six family physicians have contributed data to FPSC’s ...
News September 2025
... menopause symptoms can now access specialized care at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre’s new Complex Menopause Clinic, a first of its kind ... people during the menopause transition. Additionally, BC Women’s Health Foundation provided funding to establish ...
Clinical Case Reports / BY: Sydney Sparanese, MD September 2025
... include urine (most common), blood, hair, and nails. BC labs report the speciation of arsenic as both total and ... in addition to supportive care.[ 20 ] However, in BC, antidotes can be difficult to access due to challenges ... service, and was processed at the London Health Sciences Centre. Two weeks later, poison control directly notified the ...
Letters / BY: Alexander E. Nataros, MD, CM, CCFP September 2025
... serve. In my incoming role on the board of directors for BC Family Doctors, I look forward to advocating for frontline ... health authority, our North Island Community Health Centre in Port Hardy has demonstrated how truly accessible, ... CM, CCFP Medical Director, North Island Community Health Centre Port Hardy This letter was submitted in response to ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2025
... can contribute to change. The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) is a valuable resource ... and priorities. The NCCIH is hosted in Prince George, BC, on the unceded traditional territory of the Lheidli ... the NCCIH and how physicians and researchers from across BC can get involved. Q: If a medical learner or community ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Janene Erickson, Nak'azdli Whut'en, MPH, BKin September 2025
...   ACKNOWLEDGMENT We acknowledge the Title and Rights of BC First Nations who have cared for and nurtured the lands ... on whose unceded, occupied, and ancestral territory the BC Centre for Disease Control is located. We recognize the ...