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Clinical Articles / BY: Robert C. Mack, MD July/August 2018
... Medications at most residential care facilities in BC are delivered in multi-dose packages, with several pills ... standards of practice for the College of Pharmacists of BC do not allow pharmacies serving residential care ... from these findings, we estimated that each year in BC: 50 000 medication strips are returned. 2.5 million ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... committees representing a partnership of Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health. This funding was used to ... to facilitate the use of pit appointments. Currently in BC, the fee billed by a psychiatrist doing a pit appointment ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA July/August 2018
... a practical decision-making process that is informed by BC legislation, a literature review, and the bioethical ... decision-maker and family members as appropriate. The BC Mental Health Act[ 8 ] and Adult Guardianship Act[ 9 ] may ... from using a decision-making process that is informed by BC legislation (specifically the Mental Health Act and Adult ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM July/August 2018
... genotype from HA-MRSA—have increased dramatically in BC.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Recent annual surveillance data indicate that CA-MRSA accounted for about 25% of MRSA in BC, with the remainder mostly HA-MRSA.[ 2 ] Therefore, ... and region.[ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ] MRSA is not reportable in BC.[ 6 ] HA-MRSA can be distinguished from CA-MRSA based on ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2018
... fentanyl.[ 1 ] The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC endorsed the US Centers for Disease Control Guideline for ... pain persisted. An open, online anonymous survey of BC family physicians was used to assess how they responded to ... is available from the author ( rgallagher@providencehealth.bc.ca ). Council on Health Promotion An open, online survey ...
Obituaries / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD July/August 2018
... with the SS Beaver Medal by the Maritime Museum of BC. He was recognized for his internationally respected ...
Obituaries / BY: William G. Johnston, MB, FRCS July/August 2018
... In 1979, Katie moved with her family to Chilliwack, BC, and soon after she gave birth to her second son, Edward. ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi July/August 2018
... unwell is ubiquitous in popular culture. The reality in BC schools is much different—while health authorities ... Community Partnership and Integration, Doctors of BC Family Practice Services Committee Division-led school ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Grazia Salvo, MD July/August 2018
... of kratom exposure calls received from 2013–2017 at the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC), extracting data ... Leong, DPIC —Victoria Wan —Tom Kosatsky, MD, BCCDC BC Centre for Disease Control Has kratom come to BC? ...
Proust for Physicians July/August 2018
... Where would you most like to practise? In beautiful BC, close to my family and friends. What technological ...