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Editorials / BY: Kristopher T. Kang, MD September 2025
... serious, concerns—such as developmental delays, mental health challenges, and chronic conditions—now wait up to 3 ... to develop a robust and cohesive strategy for child health care, one that prioritizes the unique needs of ... FRCPC Editorials Beyond Kelowna: A wake-up call for child health in British Columbia ...
President's Comment / BY: Charlene Lui, MD September 2025
... must be done. A history that cannot be ignored Canada’s health care system, often seen as a source of national pride, ... relocations, and cultural violence continue to manifest in health outcomes. A 2024 Statistics Canada survey showed that ... adults reported facing racism or unfair treatment from a health care provider in the prior year. Indigenous people in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Janene Erickson, Nak'azdli Whut'en, MPH, BKin September 2025
... in Canada and having distinct rights, including rights to health, that are upheld in international, national, and ... to review progress on the Calls to Action, and for public health to reflect and engage in truth telling about ... as well. In 2023 and 2024, respectively, BC’s Provincial Health Services Authority and BC Centre for Disease Control ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Bains, BKin, MOT September 2025
... the primary care physician or nurse practitioner, other health care professionals, WorkSafeBC claims teams, the ... OR2 and ASTD integrated occupational therapy, mental health services, and medical oversight. While these programs ... The new program was created with significant input from health care providers involved in the legacy programs. It is ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC September 2025
Climate change is an “unappreciated mental health emergency” with inequitable impacts.[ 1,2 ] ... of future climate impacts further harms mental health.[ 2,3 ] As the primary driver of the climate crisis, ... impacts of climate change and offer climate-aware mental health suggestions, including the following: Learning to ...
Review Articles / BY: Moroj A. Aldarmasi, MD October 2025
... thus underscoring its long-standing impact on human health.[ 1 ] Despite advances in medical interventions and ... strategies, atherosclerosis remains a major global health burden, which highlights the significance of early ... which contributes to more effective and tailored health care.[ 21 ] However, CACS has some limitations. It ...
Original Research / BY: Octavian Turner October 2025
... meeting increasing demand across BC’s five regional health authorities: Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, and Island Health.[ ...
Letters / BY: Elsie Wang, BSc October 2025
In the face of increasing demands on Canada’s health care system, medical trainees across British Columbia ... 2024, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Health Adrian Dix gave health care policy speeches at the annual Vancouver Medical ...
Letters / BY: Dean Giustini, MLS, MEd October 2025
... losing the Library, we’ve lost a valuable member of our health care team.”[ 2 ] Other physicians, such as Dr Margo ... Rachael Bradshaw, Melissa Caines, and Jane Jun from the Health Libraries Association of BC said that equating library ... with UBC’s medical school and without access to BC’s health authority libraries, the CPSBC closure has created ...
Letters / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC October 2025
... per visit but not provided. In 1977, federal funding of health care was reduced from the initially promised 50% to 23%. BC’s Ministry of Health responded by reducing the annual fee-for-service ... In BC, physician assistants are limited to Ministry of Health–operated clinics; all other clinic types lose out on ...