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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 CA-MRSA ... 25% of MRSA in BC, with the remainder mostly HA-MRSA.[ 2 ] Therefore, acquisition of MRSA in both occupational and ... to 8%, varying by population, geography, and region.[ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ] MRSA is not reportable in BC.[ 6 ] HA-MRSA can be ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2018
... for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (CDC guideline)[ 2 ] in April 2016, and in June 2016, published a prescribing ...
Obituaries / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD July/August 2018
... medicine and enrolled in 1939. After completing his first 2 years he volunteered for the Royal Navy. For the next 4 ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi July/August 2018
... care provider and avoid going to a doctor’s office.[ 2 ] This may be due to barriers like transportation ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Grazia Salvo, MD July/August 2018
... North America has been documented only in recent decades.[ 2 , 3 ] In Canada, kratom is a relatively new psychoactive ... symptoms associated with recent kratom exposure ( Figure 2 ). Clinical findings included tachycardia (n = 2), hypertension (n = 1), and elevated liver function tests ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD September 2018
... of BC adopted similar professional guidelines last year.[ 2 ] I know of physicians who will ask for their patients’ ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2018
... compared with upstream locations, from unknown sources.[ 2 ] The mercury poisoning continues to affect the health, ...
Letters / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP September 2018
... Prescribing of opioids varies dramatically across Canada.[ 2 ] BC’s mortality rate of 3.9 pharmaceutical ...
Letters / BY: Ken Markel, MD September 2018
... convince us that this will not change. No company spends $2 billion without a plan for a significant return on their ... prior to embarking on the strategy.) What happened to the $2 billion? What were the commissions paid? Who received them? ...
News September 2018
... lays the groundwork for more service improvements in years 2 and 3. As part of year 2, BCEHS has implemented a new clinical response model and ...