BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
December 2023
... funded for select groups but is not routinely provided in BC to older adults. Current indications are available on the PPV23 product page in the BC Immunization Manual .[ 2 ] The PPV23 vaccine was designed ... Programs and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Service, BC Centre for Disease Control BC Centre for Disease Control New ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Ka Wai Cheung, MD, MPH, FRCPC
March 2023
... General Hospital, UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, and Vancouver Community. Our community of care is the ... to support the mental health of physicians.[ 23 ] In BC, the Physician Health Program, which is available to all ... of physicians in other communities of care in BC. Conclusions In our survey, the physician burnout rate was ...
Letters /
BY: Colette Davis, MD
July/August 2023
... only to women who are already attached to a cancer centre. On the treatment end, we all recognize that capacity ... was submitted in response to “Breast cancer screening in BC: What we should be proud of and how to make it even ...
News
April 2023
... your family if things don’t go as planned. Doctors of BC has partnered with Johnson Insurance, which offers MEDOC ... interruption, for unlimited trips per year. Doctors of BC members may purchase MEDOC Travel Insurance regardless of ... trip knowing that the multilingual MEDOC claims assistance centre is available 24/7 to direct you to the nearest medical ...
College Library /
BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS
January/February 2023
... clinical guidance and epidemiology are available from the BC Centre for Disease Control ( www.bccdc.ca ) and the Public ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports /
BY: Eugene Y.H. Yeung, MD, MSc, BSc(Pharm), FRCPC, FCCM, D(ABMM), CTH
November 2023
... 1 ] According to the 2020 annual report of the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), the rate of active tuberculosis in BC was 6.1 per 100 000 population (315 cases); 7.3% (23 ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Elizabeth Burden, MD
January/February 2023
... from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Cardiac Services BC, and BC Centre for Palliative Care. Results The tools The clinician ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Anton R. Miller, MBChB, FRCPC
June 2023
... are threefold: (1) to raise awareness among physicians in BC of the vital role that family support and navigation can ... with neurodisability and their families currently work in BC and has been aimed at improving the status quo through ... representation from the affiliated academic health centre, government (BC Ministry of Children and Family ...
News
March 2023
Dr David Richardson Every year, Doctors of BC acknowledges the outstanding contributions of physicians, ... students around the province through the Doctors of BC Awards. Committee Recognition Awards are given to members ... held on 28 January 2023 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel. To download a PDF version of the awards booklet ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: A. Cherukupalli, MD, MHSc
September 2023
... 14 ] Only a few subspecialized rhinologists in BC offer Draf III. Biologics have revolutionized the ... aspirin desensitization therapy has been very limited in BC for years. The COVID-19 pandemic made office spirometry ... by a subspecialist. The AERD Clinic acts as a referral centre for patients to be thoroughly assessed by the relevant ...