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Letters /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
July/August 2018
... stated that infertility is a global public health issue.[ 1 ] The Medical Services Plan (MSP) in British Columbia ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews
July/August 2018
... with respect and collegiality. The president’s term of 1 year is relatively short. Recognizing that change takes ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Robert C. Mack, MD
July/August 2018
... in facilities through five best practice recommendations,[ 1 ] one of which is the implementation of meaningful ... quality of care and improved patient-provider experience.[ 1 ] While working to implement meaningful medication reviews ... reviews, and physician attendance at care conferences[ 1 ] have increased physician participation in all of these ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2018
... to enable the car to continue its journey.[ 1 ] This proposal is especially applicable to the 1 in 5 Canadians who develops a mental illness in their ... was 43 days. Inspired by Gawande’s pit crew proposal,[ 1 ] the Psychiatric Interdisciplinary Team (PIT) Project (see ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA
July/August 2018
... use of negotiated risk agreements in assisted living),[ 1 ] specific circumstances (e.g., choices of competent ... be construed as intended primarily to protect facilities.[ 1 ] So how can complex cases involving risks be evaluated ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM
July/August 2018
... from HA-MRSA—have increased dramatically in BC.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Recent annual surveillance data indicate that ... 0% to 8%, varying by population, geography, and region.[ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ] MRSA is not reportable in BC.[ 6 ] HA-MRSA ... MRSA account for 90% of all genotypes throughout Canada.[ 1 , 2 ] MRSA-2 is usually associated with HA-MRSA; MRSA-7 and ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
July/August 2018
... of street drugs with imported illicit fentanyl.[ 1 ] The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC endorsed the ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Afsaneh Moradi
July/August 2018
... health education, and health promotion initiatives,[ 1 ] most students don’t have access to in-school health ... to open a new wellness centre on campus, providing care 1 day per week from a health care team that includes a family ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Grazia Salvo, MD
July/August 2018
... while at higher doses it activates opioid receptors.[ 1 ] The use of kratom in North America has been documented ... calls increased in number from 2014–2017 ( Figure 1 ). Physicians made up 80% of callers, unusual as the ... findings included tachycardia (n = 2), hypertension (n = 1), and elevated liver function tests (n = 1). The increase ...