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News&Notes December 2017
... services. Fraser Lake is located near the geo­graphic centre of BC. It is a dot along Highway 16 that meanders from Prince ... km away at the newly named University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George. In 2002 Fraser Lake developed a rural ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCM December 2017
... HIV p24 antigen/antibody assays, which are used throughout BC for HIV screening, detect infections about 4 to 5 days ... or indeterminate immunoblot results.  Since 2009, the BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory (BCCDC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bidu, MBA December 2017
... In the entrepreneurial world, we call this building BC’s digital health ecosystem. So what exactly does ... in transforming our health care system?  For doctors in BC to continue delivering high-quality care and achieve ... the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, the UBC Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, the ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2017
... other physician who has made such diverse contributions to BC and Canada. Dr McGeer is a native Vancouverite and one of ... There he met Edith and they married before returning to BC. Recognizing the potential growth and opportunities ... hospital made sense and the hospital has since become a centre of excellence. Dr McGeer also revamped ICBC, amending ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Perminder Bains, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
... first pacemaker implanted at the National Defence Medical Centre in Ottawa. Thirteen years later when the battery ... medical professionals from RoadSafetyBC[ 35 ] and the 2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive,[ 36 ] patients with ... outweigh the risks, MRI scanning may be possible in a centre with expertise in MRI and cardiac electrophysiology. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Goy, MD, MSc January/February 2017
... the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant (L/BMT) Program of BC at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). Initial management   ... acute leukemia. Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC All adult patients receiving intensive induction ... and Yukon are treated through a single specialized centre, the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC at ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Angela Eykelbosh, PhD January/February 2017
... from the source of exposure (if possible) and call the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (1 800 567-8911) for further instructions. If the ... considered hazardous waste; call the Recycling Council of BC for disposal information (1 800 667-4321). What should be ...
Letters / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
The BC Centre for Disease Control article by Dr David Patrick and ... Laboratory Medicine UBC Faculty of Medicine Letters Re: BC physicians reduce unnecessary antibiotic use—and costs ...
Obituaries / BY: Kevin Elwood, MD January/February 2017
... on the role of provincial director of TB control for the BC Ministry of Health, which is where he worked until his ... Canadian Thoracic Society, and served on the board of the BC Lung Association. He was honored with the George Elliot ... he interviewed me for a position at what is now the BC Centre for Disease Control. It was my first introduction to ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... a second-line treatment. What resources are available in BC? Jumpstep   Jumpstep is a 12-week treatment program for ... collaboratively between the Mood Disorders Association of BC and the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility. It is currently delivered ...