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Clinical Articles /
BY: Mazhar Haque, MBBS, FRACP,
May 2010
... survival rates of 75% after liver transplantation in BC ( Figure 1 ).[ 3 ] In contrast, the expected survival of ... diseases in the absence of structural liver disease. In BC this most notably takes the form of urea cycle defects in ... of patients who are on a liver transplant wait list. BC Transplant data for the number of referrals for ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jennifer M. Wilson, MD, FRCPC,
May 2010
... can all be seen when looking at lung transplantation in BC today. It is essential for those caring for patients ... the number of transplants that can be performed in BC and Canada is limited by the relatively small cadaveric ... Columbia The Lung Transplant Program coordinated through BC Transplant is one of five programs across Canada. Based in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Dustin Li,
May 2010
... than MSSA isolates to these other agents. • Data from BC Biomedical Laboratories indicate that Streptococcus ... resistance against vancomycin has remained under 1% in BC for years 1999 to 2009. • Urinary tract pathogens such ... continue to be the most prescribed drug class in BC, utilization rates along with those for ...
Editorials /
BY: Robert D. Levy, MD, FRCPC
May 2010
... continue to die while awaiting a suitable organ. BC organ transplantation history In 1968, the first kidney ... of transplantation at that time. In October 1985, the BC Ministry of Health announced the formation of the British Columbia Transplant Society (BC Transplant) as an advisory body to coordinate both organ ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Liza Kallstrom,
May 2010
... work in geriatric psychiatry. She is the first doctor in BC to hold group visits for patients with dementia and their ... Services Committee (GPSC), a partnership between the BC Ministry of Health and the BCMA. GPSC supports doctors by ...
Letters
May 2010
... at issues of an ethical nature. —Ari Giligson, MD Delta BC Letters Re: Legalization of euthanasia ...
News
May 2010
The BC Perinatal Health Program (BCPHP) has revised several ... slide presentation and online webinar may be viewed on the BC Perinatal Health Program web site at ... consultant at 604 875-3763 or lily.lee@phsa.ca . News BC Perinatal Health Program revises provincial perinatal forms ...
News
May 2010
... with another 1000. Referrals are accepted from across BC; most areas have interviewers able to visit individual ...
News
May 2010
A new, integrated approach to medical care developed by the BC Renal Agency is providing patients with advanced kidney ... established as the result of a study conducted by the BC Renal Agency, which revealed that more comprehensive ...