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Original Research / BY: Olivia F. Hunter July/August 2025
... and Development (OECD) member countries with universal health care.[ 1 ] Among eight such countries, Canada was ... ] These increased wait times have consequences for patient health and wellness. From a physiological perspective, ... heightened pain, increased surgical complexity, and poorer health outcomes.[ 6,7 ] Psychologically, increased wait times ...
Letters / BY: Anthony Walter, MD October 2025
... of subspecialty training, with 1 year out for serious health problems. That is 18 years (well over one-third of ...
Premise / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC December 2025
Canada’s publicly funded health care system is failing. No credible cause has been ... From four advanced countries with leading publicly funded health care rankings—Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and the ... Netherlands was chosen because its per-capita annual health care expenditure most closely resembles Canada’s.[ ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC March 2025
... use” stands in contrast to important principles for health promotion in medicine despite declining uptake, such ... to clinical information. For those of us with academic or health authority affiliations, we may still have access to ... Melissa Caines, and Jane Jun write on behalf of the Health Libraries Association of BC’s executive board to ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ashini Dissanayake, BSc May 2025
... events such as cultural gatherings, charity runs, and health fairs can circumvent these barriers.[ 6 ] They aim to attract large numbers of people, increase health literacy, and provide culturally and linguistically accessible health care.[ 6,7 ] Studies suggest that community-based ...
MDs To Be / BY: Taewoong Chae, MD September 2025
... model, where patients actively collaborate with their health care team to design and manage their treatment ... journey.[ 2 ] As a “desirable component of quality health care,”[ 3 ] the success of patient-centred care can ... It has been positively correlated with trust in the health care team, interaction between doctors and patients, ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC November 2025
... a source of information about what is happening in BC’s health care system and with its health care providers. Serendipity is our strength. Most ...
News January/February 2025
... Columbia. Through her experiences working in mental health systems research with the McMaster Health Forum, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, and St. Michael’s Hospital in Ontario, as well ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christie Wall, MPH April 2025
The public health emergency caused by toxic unregulated drugs continues ... witnessing a drug poisoning. Since 2018, the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) has provided access to nasal naloxone ... use–related harms, is needed to appropriately support health for people who use substances in BC. —Christie Wall, ...
Letters / BY: Rick Potter-Cogan, CCFP June 2025
... being cared for by other members of a robust primary health care team so that patient panels can grow. —Rick ...