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Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... of some principles of screening from the classic World Health Organization report by Wilson and Jungner: •    The condition sought should be an important health problem. •    There should be an available ... Program (SMP). There are SMP centres located in all five health authorities, with 36 fixed sites across the province ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... screening, and diagnosis in BC is the Provincial Breast Health Strategy (PBHS).[ 1 ] Provincial Breast Health Strategy In 2009 the Ministry of Health asked the Provincial Health Services Authority to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amie Padilla-Thornton, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
The evaluation of breast health concerns and the diagnosis of breast cancer have ... concern are used to evaluate the majority of breast health concerns. Digital breast tomosynthesis, a form of 3-D ... cosmetic outcome for the patient and cost savings to the health care system. As well, CNB can decrease the number of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Heather E. Cadenhead, BKin January/February 2018
... The costs of these sequelae to the individual and the health care system are potentially preventable. Our data ... reduction in injuries.[ 15 ] It is our belief that public health and sporting organizations can work to reduce the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Emma Cumming, MSc January/February 2018
... and more often called from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority region than elsewhere in BC ( Figure ). ... products; 4/20 event messaging, product packaging, and health providers should warn users about the particular ... cannabis legislation, they are of concern for population health. —Emma Cumming, MSc Field Epidemiologist, Public ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Warburton, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... underlying genetic risk, breast reconstruction, sexual health, and psychosocial issues common to young families and ... of meetings with surgeon representatives from all regional health authorities. ABSTRACT: Definitive treatment of breast ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John A. Taylor, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2018
... a significant opportunity to implement a valuable public health intervention. The objective of our study was to ... vaccination if they had the opportunity to talk with a health care provider. The reasons for not wanting to be ... scarcity of time and resources, and personal attitudes of health care staff toward vaccination.[ 14 ] To address these ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Connie G. Chiu, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... impact on their physical, emotional, and psychological health. Some concerns in survivorship care are arm ... screening questionnaires for depression (e.g., Patient Health Questionniare-938), anxiety (e.g., Generalized Anxiety ... with a multimodal approach that optimizes preoperative health and conditioning.[ 42 ] Studies have shown that active ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC March 2018
Since the overdose crisis was declared a public health emergency in BC in April 2016, the BC Centre for ... Control (BCCDC), in partnership with the Ministry of Health, health authorities, and community partners, has been leading ...
Editorials / BY: Rona E. Cheifetz, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS March 2018
... Brenda Lau, and Alan Nichol use their experience in Fraser Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority to address some of the physical ...