Clinical Articles /
BY: Kevin Wing, MD, FRCSC
April 2018
... harm as a result of these lengthy waits.[ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ] The BCOA also believes that wait time ... of life and mental and emotional well-being.[ 1 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 11 ] The literature suggests that the impact of waiting ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Ben Jong, MD
April 2018
... of AC joint stabilization arthroscopically.[ 8 , 9 , 10 ] The one major limitation of these studies is the ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kara Solmundson, MD, CCFP (SEM), Sport Med Dip, MSc
April 2018
... will be important in their future practice, yet only 14.9% perceived their training in exercise prescriptions as ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
July/August 2018
... double-0 agent. The soirée will occur on Thursday, 9 August at Doctors of BC’s office building. Appetizers and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Robert C. Mack, MD
July/August 2018
... 50% of returns, and more than 50 cents per pill for only 9% ( Figure 3 ). Approximately 40% of all returned ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2018
... this formal structure, and stronger ties are needed.”[ 9 ] On postsecondary campuses, the mental health needs of ... between appointment type and year ( F (2, 977) = 9.27, P < .001) were significant. On average, participants ... 2014 (mean 34.5, SE 1.8) and 2016 (mean 15.1, SE = 1.9) than did wait times for pit appointments between 2014 ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA
July/August 2018
... The BC Mental Health Act[ 8 ] and Adult Guardianship Act[ 9 ] may apply to persons who are at risk to themselves or ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM
July/August 2018
... purulent lesion is present or carrier state persists.[ 8 , 9 ] With respect to HA-MRSA, both MRSA-carrier and/or ... and residence in a long-term care home.[ 3 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ] Although anyone can acquire CA-MRSA, ...
Letters /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
September 2018
... across Canada.[ 2 ] BC’s mortality rate of 3.9 pharmaceutical opioid-associated deaths per 100 000 ...
News
September 2018
... response times for life-threatening and time-critical 9-1-1 calls, and enhancing services for patients who don’t ...