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Clinical Articles / BY: Samantha Pawer, BSc May 2021
... hospitalization data in BC from the 2009–10 to 2016–17 fiscal years were retrospectively described in ... [ Figure 3 ]. Conclusions Self-poisoning is a considerable issue in BC, where high rates and increasing trends among ... 19,[ 17 ] mental health and antidepressant accessibility may have contributed to increased self-poisoning rates among ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD April 2021
... to women who enter medicine in the future that they may be paid less despite doing the same work as men, solely because of their gender? The complexity of this issue and the solutions to it cannot be thoroughly discussed ... than ever before. The entering class of UBC Medicine in 2016 was 53.8% women.[ 2 ] Despite this, implicit ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... and successful management of chronic pain is essential and may prevent loss of independence. Opioids are also indicated ... opioid can resolve this. Opioids are not all the same In a 2016 study,[ 17 ] 520 people with cancer pain that was being ... ] but nonpharmacological therapies are also helpful. One issue to be mindful of is obstructive sleep apnea because ...
Billing Tips / BY: Janet Evans, MD September 2021
This article originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of the BCMJ . As this subject continues to pose a ... July/August issue of the BCMJ we described how physicians may be affected by the Laboratory Services Act. The Act ...
MDs To Be / BY: Rochelle Tonkin, MD October 2020
... by discrete red spots or generalized reddening, that may be accompanied by itching,” as well as “a local skin ... nonspecific skin eruption) at UHNBC between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018. Information collected included ... rash is commonly recognized as a possible systemic issue. Also, prescribing trends identified in this study ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Matthew D. Burkey, MD, PhD, MPH January/February 2020
On 9 May 2019 the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Summit 2019 ... epidemiological study of over 9000 adults brought the issue into the public health spotlight.[ 3 ] This study in a ... community in your area: www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2016/06/self-healing-communities.html . Review the Centers ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Antonia Hyman, MSc April 2020
... and presented at various conferences, including the 2016 Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research and ... care and the different perspectives Indigenous patients may have on health and wellness. Shift the definition and ... like to acknowledge that the activities discussed in this issue of the BCMJ took place on the traditional unceded ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2020
... (COVID-19) is taking a devastating toll globally. As of May 2020, there have been 76 000 cases of COVID-19 ... an ongoing public health emergency was declared in April 2016 related to high rates of drug overdose deaths. In the ... making it difficult to determine implicated substances and issue meaningful community alerts. Overdose deaths increased ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark A. Lau, PhD, R.Psych January/February 2019
... to high-quality mental health services remains a critical issue in Canada and a treatment gap exists.  Primary care is ... or without anxiety identified in a primary care setting may not obtain a referral to specialized mental health ... participants that impeded continuing with the program. (In 2016 more workbooks for the core anxiety module were ...
MDs To Be / BY: Azzra Mangalji, MD October 2019
... collect, communicate, and store medical data.[ 3 ] In 2016, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) reported that ... online retailers to identify additional products a shopper may be interested in based on their previous purchases.[ 6 ] ... representation of populations has been a long-standing issue in the academic community. For example, the Framingham ...