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WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon November 2018
... health and safety and workers’ compensation research in BC. Systematic reviews. These studies ask researchers to find ... multiple sources, pulled together through Population Data BC, allowing researchers to develop a unique and ... The central objectives are improving health and safety in BC workplaces, fostering successful rehabilitation and ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD November 2018
... Practice, Quality and Integration Department, Doctors of BC —Alana Godin Director, Community Practice and Quality, ... Practice, Quality and Integration Department, Doctors of BC [*Updated April 2019] Family Practice Services Committee ...
News November 2018
... engage in regular activities. The device was created by BC vascular and general surgeon Dr Jack Pacey. More ...
News November 2018
The BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre has ... supports, created by trusted health experts at BC Children’s Hospital. Kelty also launched a new Instagram ...
Editorials / BY: Ehud Ur, MBBS, FRCPC November 2018
... amputations; and is a leading cause of vision loss.[ 3-5 ] BC’s highly diverse population includes many at-risk ethnic ... or obese.[ 1 ] DC estimates that the cost to the BC health care system of diabetes-related hospitalizations, ... a guiding and cohesive strategy to achieve these goals, BC has not. Although BC has taken some positive steps in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... which publishes clinical practice guidelines for use in BC on many topics, including diabetes care.[ 30 ] The ... Advisory Committee consists of representatives from the BC Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC. The committee advises the Medical Services Commission ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... by ubiquitous advertising. Indigenous health care in BC First Nations populations in BC may receive different health care services based on ... than non-Indigenous people. In October 2017 FNHA joined BC Pharmacare and the new plan Plan W formulary was ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C. Bruce Verchere, PhD November 2018
... predict, prevent, and reverse this devastating condition. BC has a rich history of diabetes research, discovery, and ... part in training many current diabetes researchers in BC and around the world. Research sites Diabetes research in BC today takes place primarily at three sites: Vancouver ...
Obituaries / BY: Alex Wadge November 2018
... side and surrounded by his family. —Alex Wadge Sechelt, BC Obituaries Dr Richard Wadge, 1946–2018 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Erin Fraser, DVM, MSc November 2018
... or raccoon roundworm. A large percentage (60% to 80%) of BC raccoons harbor this parasite.[ 1 ] Although human ... severe or even fatal. This disease is not reportable in BC and the BCCDC is aware of only two cases: one in a ... Program Head, Parasitology, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory BC Centre for Disease Control Raccoon latrines and risk of ...