News
June 2015
... number of people accessing health information online,[ 2 ] the BC Cancer Agency will feature these videos on their ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc
June 2015
... virus disease (EVD) including 11 children, 1 infant, and 2 families consisting of a mother, father, and child. The Bo ... to have occurred in a small Guinean village with a 2-year-old boy in the Gueckedou region that borders Foya in ... were not problems. The low-risk and high-risk zones are 2 metres apart, separated by a low plastic fence that allows ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Benjamin Matthew, MHSc, MD,
July/August 2015
... are affected by obesity (BMI greater than 30 kg/m 2 ).[ 1 ] In Canada, 59% of adults are overweight[ 2 ] and 25% of these adults are obese. In British Columbia, ... Canada in 2005 was estimated to be over $4.3 billion, or 2.4% of total health care expenditures.[ 8 ] The main ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH
July/August 2015
... deaths have been reported in Canada and the US,[ 2 ] these recent deaths represent an emerging public health ...
College Library /
BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS
July/August 2015
... clinical decisions and fewer adverse events.[ 2 ] Literature search services for physicians are offered by ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
July/August 2015
... supported by a minority of physicians in the Netherlands?[ 2 ] Many physicians want clear regulations as well as ... showed psychiatrist referral rates ranging from only 4.2% to 6.7%.[ 8 ] Referral to psychiatry for a formal capacity ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: John Hamilton, MD,
July/August 2015
... the province is the best way to drive system progress.[ 2 ] System-wide changes are being led by three joint clinical ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Patricia Caddy, MD
July/August 2015
... snake. It spilled into her bustling skull, chock full of 2-year-old wonder, adventure, and wit. Her mother kissed her ...
News /
BY: Jessica A. Otte, MD, CCFP,
July/August 2015
... and have unnecessary referrals made to hospital.”[ 2 ] It then follows that medical professionalism must ...
News
July/August 2015
... for preschool children with ADHD. These are 2 of the 49 new recommendations pertaining to various medical ...