Obituaries /
BY: Brian Day, MB
April 2015
... and teacher, Dr Sydney Friedman, died on 16 February 2015, 1 day before his 99th birthday. We, along with countless ...
President's Comment /
BY: Bill Cavers, MD
April 2015
... that would be ready for a referendum vote in approximately 1 year. I’m not asking everyone to develop a passion for ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Harry Karlinsky, MD, FRCPC
April 2015
... his or her injury to WorkSafeBC by contacting Teleclaim at 1 888 WORKERS and sending in a detailed Form 8/11 ... medical advisor, call WorkSafeBC Medical Services at 1 855 476-3049. —Harry Karlinsky MD, MSc, FRCPC ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski,
May 2015
Schizophrenia is a debilitating disease affecting 1% of Canadians,[ 1 ] with prevalence rates climbing.[ 2 ] Compared with the ... cohort compared with 17% in the general population (OR 1.76, CI = 1.72-1.81).[ 11 ] DM has been found to be almost ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Linda Dix-Cooper, MSc,
May 2015
... and nearly one-third arrived within the last decade.[ 1 ] Adult women born outside Canada tend to have higher body ... of recent immigrants to Vancouver have origins in Asia,[ 1 ] dietitians are concerned. Heavy metals are found at low ... are 19 to 45 years old. • They arrived in Canada 1 to 5 years ago directly from India, China, Taiwan, or Hong ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD
May 2015
... resulted from elimination of fructose, lactose, or both.[ 1 ] While reviewing the role of FODMAPs in patients with IBS, ... and Bifidobacterium flora and increased IBS.[ 1 ] The guidance and expertise of a registered dietitian is ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
May 2015
... a little annoyed about the timing. I blame the febrile 1-year-old I had examined the week before. I’m usually ...
Editorials /
BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD
May 2015
... generation. Worldwide (again from WHO statistics) in 2014, 1.9 billion adults over age 18 were overweight and 600 ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brian Winsby, MD
May 2015
... challenges. Residential care patients make up less than 1% of BC’s population and consume approximately 25% of the ... MSP, Pharmacare, acute care, and home and community care.[ 1 ] At the same time, the number of family physicians who ... best practice expectations for the provincial initiative: 1. 24/7 availability and on-site when required 2. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD
June 2015
... forecast to reach more than 5.6 million by the year 2030.[ 1 ] At the same time, BC’s population is aging; the rapid ... regional health authority, age, and sex through to 2036.[ 1 ] Data on cancer incidence and mortality were obtained from ... significant and the magnitude of the APC was greater than 1%; if the trend was either statistically significant or the ...