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News March 2018
The new Urgent Care Centre at BC Women’s Hospital is the only one of its kind ... who arrive for triage, assessment, and admissions to BC Women’s Hospital. The new facility provides care to ...
Obituaries / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD March 2018
... other commitments Yan was able to find time to worship his BC Lion and Vancouver Canuck heroes. He was also a consummate ... care coordinator of Como Lake Hospital/Lakeshore Care Centre. Over the years he had a special affection for Saint ... via mail to 500–5950 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3; or by calling 604 827-4111.  —Jack Albrecht, ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Vera Frinton, MD March 2018
... to McGill for premedical studies as it had a quota for BC and foreign students. George, at age 19, owning little ... about health care teams and creating a Health Sciences Centre at UBC. In 1966 George was made an assistant professor ... efficient access to medical knowledge for members across BC… He saw the shift from the print to the electronic era ...
MDs To Be / BY: Justin Burton, MSc, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018 January/February 2018
... and transformed the facility into its current state. The centre now boasts a 30-bed inpatient ward, simple OR, ... in Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, along with areas of rural BC, and noticed the same lack of opportunity, poverty, and ...
News / BY: Heather Hannah, CAPP, CBCP, CIA, CRMA, CPA, CGA January/February 2018
... also be able to prove that they are doing so. Doctors of BC, in collaboration with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, has ... the Doctors of BC website at  www.doctorsofbc.ca/resource-centre/physicians/managing-practice/privacy-toolkit .  If ...
News / BY: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH June 2018
... a crucial component in preventing active TB disease. In BC, while treatment for LTBI is voluntary, an emphasis is ... those taking high doses of immune suppressive therapy. In BC, standard first-line treatment for LTBI has focused on 300 ... and rifapentine. Provincial TB Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control has been able to obtain a 1-year ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD June 2018
... with pharmacological options or used on their own. The Centre for Effective Practice in Toronto divides ... aligns with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s standards and guidelines for safe prescribing of ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC June 2018
... in the country. The average age of a first-time mother in BC is 30.8 years, according to Statistics Canada, compared ... significant move toward delayed childbearing. In 2015 the BC Vital Statistics Agency noted that the proportion of ... —Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC Co-Director at the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine  Editorials Guest ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sergei Likhodii, PhD, DCC, FCACB June 2018
The BC Provincial Toxicology Centre (PTC) performs extensive clinical toxicology testing, ... forensic toxicology testing and interpretation to the BC Coroners Service. Substance abuse is a serious problem ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... of LGV was first reported in Canada in 2003 and in BC in 2004. Over the past decade, LGV has become increasingly ... been 144 LGV cases (probable and confirmed) reported in BC ( Figure ). From 2004 to 2010, 2.7 LGV cases, on average, ... LGV. In addition, since 2012, clinics operated by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), some of which serve MSM ...