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Clinical Articles / BY: Carla Pajak, MD, FRCSC September 2018
... variation in practice seen even within a single regional health care system, suggesting the presence of institutional ... In 2014 all practising general surgeons in the Fraser Health Authority were approached to complete an online survey ... all patients presenting with acute cholecystitis in Fraser Health between April 2012 and June 2013 who underwent a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... at some point in life.[ 3 ] The social determinants of health play a major role in the development of chronic ... worldwide as the most significant social determinant of health.[ 3 , 4 ] Other social determinants affecting diabetes ... poor access to care, food insecurity, obesity, and lack of health education. Risk is compounded by lifestyle habits such ...
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 ...
News January/February 2018
... encountered. YWAM works in partnership with the National Health Authority of Papua New Guinea and with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA July/August 2018
... activities that put themselves or others at risk of harm, health care providers must find approaches to support both ... 2 ] and specific populations (e.g., those with mental health diagnoses).[ 3 ] However, this literature review did ... aside personal biases, and striving for objectivity.[ 7 ] Health care providers are trained to place a premium on ...
Proust for Physicians October 2018
... favorite activity? Running, for my mental and emotional health along with the physical. And more recently, yoga. ...
News December 2018
... Columbia and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC November 2017
... the last several years. One of the most urgent STI public health issues is the emergence of antimicrobial resistance ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maya Ignaszewski, MD January/February 2017
... Department of Physiology at the Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki, and eventually went on to become the ... depends on a number of factors, including age, underlying health, individual physical activity habits, and baseline ... activity at least 2 days a week for additional health benefits. If the goal is to lower blood pressure or ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Katalin Balogh, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2017
... burnout, increased institutionalization rate, and overall health care costs. For patients presenting with behavioral ... general medical and nutritional status, care provider health, and personal safety issues.[ 7 ] Urinary and fecal ... progresses, the patient’s capacity to make personal and health care decisions will be affected. Discussing goals of ...