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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Melissa McLaws, DVM, PhD April 2017
... that less than 0.5% of bats are actually infected.[ 2 ]  Other species in BC that have tested positive for ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD April 2017
... viewed on Transport Canada’s and the FAA’s websites.[ 2,3 ] Although automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are ...
Editorials / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD April 2017
... on the Tahiti cruise conference hosted by the  BCMJ  2 years ago. They had such a great time meeting Canadians ...
Editorials / BY: Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS April 2017
... of common clinical presentations in older adults. In Part 2 we address four challenging syndromes known as the four Ds ... as a stand-alone condition or can occur in combination.[ 1,2 ] The syndromes can present in the acute care or the ... of developing delirium during an acute medical illness,[ 2 ] and older people who develop delirium during ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2017
... these world-famous conferences might come along in another 2 years or so. Please diligently scour the  BCMJ  pages on ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Shelley Ross, MD April 2017
... into medical practices to ensure patient safety.[ 2 ]  Recognizing that physicians must balance their desire ...
Letters / BY: Barbara Macleod, MD April 2017
... for patients to be seen by an ophthalmologist is between 2 and 6 weeks, so optometrists are essential to provide eye ...
News / BY: Brent Weiss April 2017
... to host games. A total of 48 games are played over the 2-day period. “The tournament provides the opportunity to ... Doctors of BC has supported the event for the past 2 years and looks forward to participating in its 35th ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Geoff C. Jarvie, MD, MHSc May 2017
... 28% of all problems seen in the family practice office.[ 2 ] Musculoskeletal disorders are also the leading cause of ... and more females than males for adhesive capsulitis. Table 2  compares the specialist and referring diagnoses and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM May 2017
... of the BC program, including the high-risk male program.[ 2 ] This vaccine is currently approved for use by Health ...