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Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC March 2025
... use” stands in contrast to important principles for health promotion in medicine despite declining uptake, such ... to clinical information. For those of us with academic or health authority affiliations, we may still have access to ... Melissa Caines, and Jane Jun write on behalf of the Health Libraries Association of BC’s executive board to ...
Letters / BY: Rachael Bradshaw, MAS, MLIS March 2025
... need to pay out of pocket for subscriptions. While some health care providers have access to evidence-based resources through their academic institutions or health authorities, many do not. Most vendors do not permit ... is used to provide quality patient care and guide sound health care decisions.    —Rachael Bradshaw, MAS, MLIS ...
Editorials / BY: Sepehr Khorasani, MD, MSc, FRCSC March 2025
Island Health robot has finally arrived. However, this is not a ... now benefit from robotic surgery in Victoria. The Island Health robot is called the da Vinci Surgical System, and it ... and $180 000 in annual maintenance. In a publicly funded health care system, justifying the additional cost may be ...
President's Comment / BY: Charlene Lui, MD March 2025
... a growing lack of access to primary care that exacerbates health inequities. Navigating the complexities of our health care systems—especially in environments with ... in the face of a strained and often unsustainable health care system, physicians have consistently risen to ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Annukka K. Lindell, PhD March 2025
... via the “Find a doctor” links on two large US health websites, with the portraits presumably chosen to ...
Letters / BY: Ralph Jones, MD March 2025
... addiction, and mental illness. This work is via health authority clinics. I have long been aware of the ... someone reading this letter will take notice and persuade health authority support services to, as the movie says, ...
Letters / BY: Karleen Gribble March 2025
... the stillbirth journey at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre.” Letters Re: Supporting the stillbirth journey at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre ...
Original Research / BY: Amina Moustaqim-Barrette, MSc April 2025
... care facilities provide care to individuals with complex health needs, who often require 24-hour professional ... care facilities provide care in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, which serves 1.25 million people. The ... and Richmond.[ 4 ] Thirty-five (47%) are operated by the health authority; 40 (53%) are operated by nongovernmental ...
Review Articles / BY: Tae Won Yi, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2025
... further stress and anxiety for the patient, physician, and health care system. Given the association of hyperkalemia with higher health care resource utilization and costs, clear protocols ... for clinicians and patients and further strains the health care system. In British Columbia, LifeLabs alerts ...
News April 2025
... and California in spring 2025 in collaboration with health authorities, regulatory colleges, and other partners. ... undertaken in the UK and Ireland last year to attract health professionals to BC and complements the work that BC is doing to fast-track credential recognition for health professionals from other countries and provinces. News ...