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Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... About 90% of the more than 1200 deaths each year in BC due to pneumonia and influenza involve persons 65 years of ... throughout the peak season of December to March.[ 6 ] In BC, immunization of institutionalized people should typically ... of influenza A is available within 24 to 48 hours from the BC provincial laboratory using rapid antigen testing when it ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leila Srour, MD January/February 2000
... vaccine and only 1% with pneumococcal vaccine.[ 4 ] In BC, influenza vaccine is provided free of charge to people ... activity in health-care facilities and schools across BC.[ 5 ] All parties report to the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). In BC, health-care ...
Editorials / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... lost and 50,000 hospitalizations. More than 1200 people in BC die each year from pneumonia and influenza--a marker for ... this recommendation was inconsistently applied in BC.   Influenza demonstrates a remarkable ability to adapt ... measures.   The current influenza surveillance system in BC is among the best in North America. It includes report of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gordean Bjornson, MBA March 2000
... vaccine among children at risk of influenza complications. BC’s Children’s Hospital provides tertiary care for a ... program include expanding to other subspecialty clinics at BC’s Children’s Hospital, determining efficient means of ... program elements have been identified we will help other BC clinics implement their own influenza advocacy programs. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC March 2000
... residents were immunized with influenza vaccine[ 8 ] and BC estimates are comparable. Although it is estimated that ... reported staff vaccination rates above 25%[ 8 ], and in BC, overall staff uptake has typically been below 30%. A ... vaccination with split-virus vaccines, currently used in BC, than after placebo.[ 16, 24 ] Local symptoms such as arm ...
Editorials / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC March 2000
... awareness and encourage greater participation in the BC influenza immunization program overall. I would like to ... —Danuta Skowronski, MD, FRCPC, physician epidemiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver Editorials ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alex Agranovich, MD, FRCPC April 2000
... with rectal cancer and rectosigmoid cancer referred to the BC Cancer Agency in 1996, 204 (69%) of them were treated with ... rarely optimal for this treatment, it is not practised in BC. Similar tumors might be successfully managed with ... among 23 patients treated with this approach at the BC Cancer Agency.[ 3 ] Preoperative radiotherapy Preoperative ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Greg Hislop, MD April 2000
... of all cancer-related deaths) were estimated for CRC in BC.[ 3 ]  Incidence and mortality trends in BC At present in BC, one of 17 men and 1 of 19 women can be expected to ...
Editorials / BY: G.I. McGregor, MD, FRCSC, FACS April 2000
... —G.I. McGregor , MD,FRCSC, FACS Chair, GI Tumor Group, BC Cancer Agency,Vancouver Centre     Editorials Part ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David J. Klaassen, MD, FRCPC May 2000
... diagnosis and initial treatment. Every edition of the  BC Cancer Agency’s Cancer Treatment Policy Manual [ 3 ] has ... done by the family physician, the local specialist, or a BC Cancer Agency physician, depending on the circumstances. ...