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Clinical Articles / BY: Jeanine C. Marshall, MD, FRCPC September 2017
... but is not yet in force, despite being passed by the BC legislature in 1993 and amended in 2007. This leaves six ... self-neglect of vulnerable adults. •    Seniors First BC (formerly known as the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support),  http://bcceas.ca : ...
News September 2017
... forms of addiction facing the health care system in BC and a major driver of the recent surge in illicit drug ... of opioid use disorder. UBC CPD, in partnership with the BC Centre for Substance Use (BCCSU), has developed an online ...
Obituaries / BY: Dan McCarthy, MD September 2017
... son, a sudden and tragic death. Mr Dines served Doctors of BC for more than a decade, first as senior policy analyst in ... of Family Practice. All of the foregoing re-established BC doctors at the centre of patient care, in concert with the Ministry of ...
Premise / BY: Bill Murray, CFP September 2017
... Province,” the average annual salary for a physician in BC was $272 795 at the time. Assuming 2% inflation, this ... the other can’t. Both should put your needs front and centre.  • Ask your advisor for a comprehensive financial ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM October 2017
... outdoor activity. Approximately 40% of visitors come from BC and a similar proportion from other parts of Canada.[ 1 ] ... by the fact that it is not a reportable illness in BC and laboratory diagnosis can be challenging.[ 3 ] As well, ... birth, and neonatal death.[ 8 ] The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Public Health Laboratory ...
News / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP October 2017
... site of the first CMA GC in 1867. This year’s Doctors of BC caucus reflected our membership and included specialists, ... students. The motion did not pass; however, Doctors of BC was recognized for its decision to introduce disability ... .) BC also took centre stage with a session on opioid use with Dr Christy ...
News October 2017
... Kelowna has been renamed the Bill Nelems Pain and Research Centre to honor the popular and much-loved surgeon who died ... earlier this year. Dr Bill Nelems, a thoracic surgeon in BC, worked at the Okanagan Interventional Pain Clinic in the ... improve countless lives. The Bill Nelems Pain and Research Centre will continue to operate out of its current location ...
News / BY: Shannon McDonald, MD October 2017
... of responsibility for First Nations health care in BC from Ottawa to BC First Nations is encouraging, empowering, and a reason to ... therapies. These agencies include the BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, BC Renal Agency, and BC ...
News October 2017
... drugs on their own—a demographic that, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control, may account for as much as 50% of ... For more information about reducing stigma, review the BC Overdose Action Exchange Report, issued on 15 August 2017 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: E. Pharo, BSc November 2017
... female presented to the emergency department in Victoria, BC, with a swollen left eyelid. Three days prior, she and her ... measured 1 cm by 1.5 cm and was sent to British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) for identification, where ... myiasis. This first documented Canadian-acquired case in BC is a reminder that practitioners should be familiar with ...