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Clinical Articles /
BY: Ellamae Stadnick MD, MSc, FRCPC,
May 2010
... the active transplant list. The average wait list time in British Columbia in 2007 was 141 days ( Figure 2 ), with ... regimen. The long-term rates of rejection in British Columbia have decreased over the past 2 decades with ... routinely performed in post-transplant cardiac patients in British Columbia. Prevention of ACAD requires aggressive ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Mazhar Haque, MBBS, FRACP,
May 2010
... liver transplants are performed in Canada every year. In British Columbia liver transplantation has been available ... the third most common indication for liver transplant in British Columbia and the second leading cause for transplant ... AIH and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), among British Columbia’s First Nations people.[ 26 ] Patients ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jennifer M. Wilson, MD, FRCPC,
May 2010
... quality-of-life purposes alone. Lung transplantation in British Columbia The Lung Transplant Program coordinated ... are the most common reasons for lung transplantation in British Columbia ( Figure 3 ) and internationally. The BC ... median waiting time for receiving a lung transplant in British Columbia is 11 months for a single-lung transplant ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Dustin Li,
May 2010
... and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Findings Bacterial pathogens in British Columbia continue to display important changes to ... for Disease Control Update on antibiotic resistance in British Columbia ...
Editorials /
BY: Robert D. Levy, MD, FRCPC
May 2010
... history In 1968, the first kidney transplant in British Columbia was performed at Vancouver General Hospital. ... the lowest per capita rates of transplantation in Canada. British Columbia lagged behind other provinces in many ... the BC Ministry of Health announced the formation of the British Columbia Transplant Society (BC Transplant) as an ...
ICBC /
BY: Laura Jensen, MD,
May 2010
... represent the position of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. ICBC Aids for MVA injury management and ...
Obituaries /
BY: Sheila Pride, MD,
May 2010
... courageous battle with cancer. He served the University of British Columbia for over 36 years as teacher, clinician, ... mid-2009. The Gyn-Endocrine Laboratory was the first in British Columbia to provide assays of prolactin and beta hCG, ...
Physician Spotlight /
BY: Pamela Verma, BSc,
May 2010
... serving on the board of governors at the University of British Columbia, he continues to employ his creativity and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D. Douglas Cochrane MD, FRCSC,
June 2010
... year due to, or associated with, surgical illness. In British Columbia, surgical complications account for a ... Dr Benton:* Rationale for using a surgical checklist in British Columbia ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marc W. Deyell, MD, FRCPC,
June 2010
... since 1980. In 2008, 593 ICDs were implanted in British Columbia and 5811 were implanted across Canada. ... with an ICD. Increasing physician awareness in British Columbia regarding the appropriate indications for ... decade of the 2000s these devices remain underutilized in British Columbia and Canada. Increased physician awareness is ...