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Clinical Articles / BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski, May 2015
... of cardiovascular-related diseases and risk factors.[ 7 ] Recent studies confirm that schizophrenic patients are ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Winsby, MD May 2015
... expectations for the provincial initiative: 1.    24/7 availability and on-site when required 2.    Proactive ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD June 2015
... Despite having the lowest overall cancer rates in Canada,[ 7 ] British Columbians can be expected to experience ... statistical publication of Canadian cancer statistics.[ 7 ] To describe recent trends in cancer incidence and ... have increased for liver cancer for both males (APC 2.7%) and females (APC 1.6%), and this will contribute to a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Halpert, RN, BSN, MA, June 2015
... manage pain related to their child’s immunizations.[ 4-7 ] There is increasing evidence that experiencing pain in ... can lead to needle fear and subsequent needle avoidance.[ 7 ] A survey conducted by Taddio and colleagues found that ... 6 ] Parents trust information provided by physicians,[ 7,8 ] making family physicians an important source of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Matthew, MHSc, MD, July/August 2015
Backgound An estimated 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by obesity (BMI ... hypercoaguability, cancer, and obstructive sleep apnea.[ 4-7 ] The total direct cost of obesity and related ... (baseline) Before surgery, patients had a mean BMI of 49.7 (range 35.9 to 70.9). Patients who underwent either a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH July/August 2015
... naloxone reversals have been documented in BC.[ 7 ] In addition to the Take Home Naloxone kits dispensed ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2015
... and language barriers. Incapacity rates of 31% and 26.7% have been found on acute medical wards, 60.6% in the ... incapacity finding if a mood disorder was diagnosed.[ 7 ] Yet a review of physician-assisted dying programs in ... psychiatrist referral rates ranging from only 4.2% to 6.7%.[ 8 ] Referral to psychiatry for a formal capacity ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: L. Zibrik, MA, July/August 2015
... optimize chronic disease prevention and self-management.[ 7-9 ] We work in partnership with the BC Ministry of Health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Chapple, MD, FRCPC, September 2015
... (0.6%) and uncommon in children younger than 9 months (1.7%).[ 2 ] Further, almost 20% of infants, regardless of age, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2015
... to 21.8% in 2014, and in women from 17.4% in 2013 to 18.7% in 2014.[ 2 ] However, when compared to actual BMI ... rate of diabetes is also increasing. Data from 2014 show 7.5% of men and 5.8% of women having reported being diabetic. ... time for those age 12 and older decreased in 2014 to 53.7% (55.2% in 2013). BC rates were above average, second only ...