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Clinical Articles / BY: Martha Spencer, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... can be seen in continence clinics staffed by a variety of health professionals skilled in providing evidence-based care ... includes a review of physical, psychological, and social health. Functional status, quality of life, and goals of care ... a pelvic floor physiotherapist, a geriatrician, and other health professionals skilled in the assessment, diagnosis, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amanda Hill, MBChB, FRCPC March 2017
... with other frailty scales.[ 9 ] The Canadian Study of Health and Aging frailty index (CSHA-FI) measures accumulated ... limit function long before a competing cancer affects health status and survival? Assessing geriatric risks   ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joshua Budlovsky, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... were not in the osteoporotic range, you refer to the World Health Organization’s Facture Risk Assessment (FRAX) tool ... a web-based calculator or mobile app ( www.osteoporosis.ca/health-care-professionals/clinical-tools-and-resourc... ). ... are not exercising currently.9 While important for general health and for reducing the risk of fracture, the overall ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... institutionalization, have a direct cost to the Canadian health care system of $60 million a year.[ 2,3 ] Syncope is ... patients presenting with syncope should have their bone health assessed and be treated for osteoporosis if ... receives operating grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Mark W. Tyndall, MD, ScD, FRCPC March 2017
British Columbia is in the midst of a public health crisis, with 914 documented overdose deaths in 2016. ... particularly alarming as it is happening despite a public health emergency announcement in April 2016 and a massive ... users. Our approach to reducing the death and devastating health consequences of drug use must be based on engagement, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... 5 times per week) of moderate physical activity to receive health benefits from exercise, yet 85% of Canadians are ... Mood Disorders Association of BC and the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility. It is currently delivered by the Mood ... demonstrated remarkable changes in physical and mental health, including decreased substance use. Conclusion There ...
Editorials / BY: Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS March 2017
... during hospitalization, while possible benefits for the health care system include cost containment.[ 3,4 ] CGA has ... in British Columbia and Canada will age with few chronic health conditions or with a chronic health condition that causes no functional deficits, a small ...
Letters / BY: John Sehmer, MD March 2017
... practices. The regulatory agents for these other health care professions, and British Columbians as a whole, ...
MDs To Be / BY: Marc Jutras, BBA, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018 March 2017
... in order to provide more efficient and targeted mental health services for veterans.[ 3 ] This led to the creation ...  ( DSM ) in 1952, which was largely drawn from the World Health Organization’s sixth edition of the International ... of antipsychotic drugs and the recognition that mental health expenses could be reduced by using community-based ...
News / BY: Laura McLean March 2017
... are over 48 000 genetic tests currently available for health risk screening or diagnostic purposes, and the number ... of genetic testing for individuals seeking life and health insurance. The Canadian Coalition for Genetic Fairness ... applicants for genetic test results. The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) responds that genetic ...