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Letters / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2018
... is not only disappointing but also incorrect. The World Health Organization has stated that infertility is a global public health issue.[ 1 ] The Medical Services Plan (MSP) in British ... profession in BC has made requests to the Minister of Health to consider insuring IVF. In response to my ...
Obituaries / BY: Murray Peglar September 2018
... drove across Canada to work in Vancouver with the World Health Organization. He discovered Langley and decided that ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Erin Fraser, DVM, MSc November 2018
... they can shed in their feces, raccoon latrines represent a health risk to people and their pets. Baylisascaris eggs take ... raccoons are present.[ 4 ] —Erin Fraser, DVM, MSc Public Health Veterinarian, BCCDC —Eleni Galanis MD, MPH, ... Head, Zoonotic Diseases & Emerging Pathogens, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory Program Head, Parasitology, BCCDC Public ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD March 2018
... and encourage them to become more responsible for their health. We, as a team, do a lot of debriefing of “the ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD January/February 2018
... developing in different ways at many levels throughout our health care system.  We strive to deliver comprehensive ... solutions. One such network is the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Collaborative, supported by ... the lives of children, youth, and families with mental health and substance use issues in BC. To date, 64 local ...
News June 2018
... patients lead a healthy life along with the help of their health care team.  A health care team is a vital resource to learn about the tools ... 300 U/mL (Gla-300, Toujeo, Sanofi), which was approved by Health Canada in 2015 and studied in a large clinical ...
News / BY: John Falconer, MD, FRCPC May 2018
... with the Facility Engagement Initiative within Interior Health (IH) since it began. My involvement has been as both ... activities. In short, the initiative at Interior Health is flourishing. When I think about where we started ... relationships, communication, and collaboration between health authorities and facility-based physicians to improve ...
Obituaries / BY: William G. Johnston, MB, FRCS July/August 2018
... pride the Above and Beyond Award from the Fraser Valley Health Region. She was also proud of Netcare, a ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Lindsay M. Lawson, MD October 2018
... of life’s coincidences, a member of the Ministry of Health was a diabetic with early renal failure unknown to his ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andy Jiang, BSc December 2018
... drug poisonings have led to the declaration of a public health emergency,[ 3 ] with data indicating opioid and ... intent). Additional details considered were age, sex, health service delivery area (HSDA) of residence, and cause ... rates ( Figure 1 ) were highest in regions of Interior Health and Northern Health, whereas self-harm poisoning ...