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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Lukac, MPH October 2016
... latent) has increased nearly fivefold from 2010 to 2015 in BC, and is projected to further increase in 2016 ( Figure 1 ... infectious syphilis cases diagnosed in pregnant women in BC. No congenital syphilis cases have been reported since ... the risk of transmission and acquisition of HIV.[ 4 ] In BC about 40% of syphilis cases are co-infected with HIV. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patricia Gabriel, MD, MSc, CCFP October 2016
... language. According to Statistics Canada,[ 6 ] 15.8% of BC residents (25.8% in Metro Vancouver) speak a language ... services are unavailable in most primary care settings in BC. Strong arguments have been made for providing ... the typical experience for general practitioners in BC. We can conclude that the use of a professional medical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... and treatment recommendations. Childhood poverty in BC According to most recent estimates, approximately one in five BC children age 0 to 17 (20.4%) are living in poverty,[ 3 ] ... 2008. Over 97 000 people used the food bank last year in BC, with 31% of users being children.[ 4 ] Furthermore, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC October 2016
... researchers, and community-based practitioners. In BC, chiropractors participate in systematic data collection ...
News October 2016
... . We sent the survey to a random sample set of Doctors of BC members and asked them to provide feedback and be heard, ...
News October 2016
... BCMJ we neglected to include the following two additional BC physician appointees to the Order of Canada. Dr Dorothy ... Officer of the Order of Canada: Dr Shaw, from Vancouver, BC, was recognized for her contributions as a doctor and ... of the Order of Canada: Dr Battersby, from Revelstoke, BC, was acknowledged for his contributions as a physician, ...
News October 2016
... of Alberta Alumni Association has recognized two BC doctors for their contributions to health care and to ... involvement. Dr Zorn is a urologist in Courtenay, BC. His interest in surgical volunteer work abroad has recently taken him to Guatemala. News Two BC docs recognized by their Alberta alma mater ...
News October 2016
... risks. The PPN is a private wide area network managed by BC Clinical and Support Services. A private network allows ...
News / BY: Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC October 2016
In June 2016 the BC Cancer Agency released updated recommendations for ... be decreased STI screening rates among young women in BC. This trend was observed in Ontario by Bogler and ... consistent with Canadian guidelines,[ 3 ] and the BC Lifetime Prevention Schedule.[ 6 ] Ideal opportunities to ...
News / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP October 2016
... ways that your colleagues represented you and Doctors of BC at the Canadian Medical Association General Council in ... of the Canadian Medical Association. As usual, Doctors of BC was one of the most active delegations. Supported by our ... . Your Doctors of BC president, Dr Alan Ruddiman, welcomed General Council and ...