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May 2017
... fully integrated health campus, comprising the 18.4-acre site on Station Street in the False Creek Flats in ...
News
May 2017
... safety, and effectiveness. The overall results showed a 14.4% reduction in visits to the emergency department compared ... loss of work time. Caller satisfaction was extremely high (4.7 on a 5-point scale), and nurses’ satisfaction was 8.6 ...
Premise /
BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP
May 2017
... Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End [ 4 ] also uses patient experiences and personal stories to ... infirmity will strike. It is as inevitable as sunset.”[4] Because of our unwillingness to accept senescence and ... imperatives of medicine, technology, and strangers.”[ 4 ] In reaction to the paternalistic “Dr Knows Best” ...
Shared Care Committee /
BY: Val Tregillus
May 2017
... and outcomes under the unique initiative that for the last 4 years has aimed to improve the system of care for children, ... going Keynote presentations included perspectives on the 4-year initiative from its earlier founders, youth and ... and more. Breakout sessions detailed the progress of 4 of the 11 working groups, as well as activities of 22 of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jacqueline Reid, BSc, BN
June 2017
... after the procedure improved patient experience.[ 4 ] Rapid Access Clinic for Endoscopy In January 2016, the ... were identified in the review of patient charts ( Table 4 ). Findings were categorized as normal when no significant ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Elena Terekhova, MD, PhD
June 2017
... varied from 1 to 83. The mean number of consultations was 4.6 (5.3) and the median number was 3.0. Detailed analysis of ... Valley RD (977 users, 7%), the Capital RD (760 users, 5.4%), and the Thompson-Nicola RD (490 users, 3.5%) ( Figure 2 ... users were Vancouver (36.3%), Surrey (16.2%), Burnaby (9.4%), Langley (8.6%), and Coquitlam (6.5%). In the Peace River ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCM
June 2017
... detection of IgM antibodies becomes reliable only 3 to 4 days after symptom onset. For vaccinated individuals, IgM ... parainfluenza viruses, adenovirus, and enterovirus,[ 4 ] as well as influenza[ 5 ]). —Agatha Jassem, PhD, ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Tania Morrison, MHSc, RD
June 2017
... services to make income available for buying food.[ 4 ] Adults who are food insecure are at an increased risk of ... of stigma, poor accessibility, and other barriers.[ 4,6,7 ] Unfortunately, food programs are short-term ... insecurity as they cannot address the issue of poverty.[ 4,6,7 ] Physicians can support their patients to overcome ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Susan Papadionissiou
June 2017
... e-mentor—then responds to questions within 4 hours. Suboxone treatment referral service The Nanaimo ... patients, the Division created a straightforward handout[ 4 ] highlighting details and frequently asked questions about ...