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Clinical Articles / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD January/February 2008
... The toxicologists and consulting physicians at the BC Poison Control Centre proved to be an invaluable resource and led me by the ... case history and serial X-rays were presented at a BC Thoracic Surgery meeting. During the discussion and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Neal Shahidi, January/February 2008
... vaccination with a four-dose schedule of PCV7.[ 2 ] In BC a universal infant immunization program that was ... at age 2, 4, 6, and 12 to 15 months.[ 3 ]  In addition, BC authorities continued to offer PPV23 to all persons older ... in BC and has been monitored by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) since 1999. Invasive ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Mark Gilbert, MD, MHSc, FRCPC January/February 2008
... that same year infectious syphilis rates began to rise in BC, to 7.7 cases per 100000 in 2006. Most recently, this ... 90% of specimens collected for prenatal blood screening in BC include testing for syphilis. All pregnant women should be ... and requires specialist care. STI Clinic staff at the BC Centre for Disease Control follow up on all positive syphilis ...
Letters / BY: Stephen D. Anderson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2008
In his November 2007  BC Medical Journal  article,[ 1 ] Dr H. Davis ex­pressed ... such as the programs run at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. Physiatrists tend to take a holistic ap­proach to ...
News January/February 2008
... 2007 was a month of awards and recognition for a number of BC physicians: Dr Thomas Kerr Dr Thomas Kerr (Michael Smith ... for Health Research scholar, research scientist, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, assistant professor, ...
News / BY: Judith G. Hall, MD, January/February 2008
... of the Department of Pediatrics, the opening of the Health Centre for Children at the Vancouver General Hospital, his ... of British Columbia, Room 2D19-4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4. All proceeds go to the Department of Pediatrics. ...
News January/February 2008
... complemented her studies as a research assistant at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and the BC Centre for Disease Control. She has performed laboratory ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rob Gair, BSc (Pharm), March 2008
... tablets, or powders. Medical toxicologists at the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre may be consulted regarding assessment and management. ... Call 800 567-8911. —Rob Gair, BSc (Pharm), CSPI BC Drug and Poison Information Centre BC Centre for Disease ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD April 2008
... an official affiliate of the Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre ( www.ccnc.cochrane.org ). This is the first time a ... EBPG’s reviews are available on our web site, WorkSafe­BC.com, in the Health Care Provider section (look under ... medical and surgical specialists and physiotherapists in BC. The guidelines can be downloaded from the web site. Input ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM April 2008
... is a potentially fatal infection that physicians in BC should consider in febrile, returning travelers. ... disease. Malaria is a reportable communicable disease in BC and both physicians and laboratories are reminded to ... Wong, BSc  —Judith L. Isaac-Renton, MD, DPH, FRCPC BC Centre for Disease Control Laboratory Services, PHSA Further ...