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Obituaries / BY: Roger Walmsley, MD October 2024
... be held at St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Nanoose Bay at 1:00 p.m. on 19 October 2024. Come, bring your stories, ...
Premise / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM June 2024
... undergo a total knee arthroplasty during their lifetime.[ 1 ] In Canada, arthritis affects more than 6 million people. ... 3 ] More than 650 million people worldwide have obesity,[ 1 ] currently defined as a BMI greater than 30 kg/m 2 . ... in patients with BMI greater than 40 kg/m 2 range from 1.18 to 1.47. Patients older than 80 years of age have odds ...
Letters / BY: Rylen A. Williamson, BSc September 2024
... across all Canadian demographics in various settings.[ 1 , 2 ] Despite concussion’s high prevalence, care is ... concussion outcomes and reduce prolonged recovery.[ 1 ] Recommendations are continually produced surrounding ... and return-to-play guidelines increased from 29.8% to 56.1%.[ 3 ] Treatment recommendations shifted toward brief rest ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Laura Gentile, RD, MHA December 2024
... the first cervix screening program in the world in 1955.[ 1 ] Since the implementation of cervix screening, the ... of cervical cancer in BC has decreased by more than 70%.[ 1 ] Prior to the availability of cervix screening, 28.4 in ... women were diagnosed with cervical cancer annually.[ 1 ] The 2020 incidence rate in BC was 8.1 in 100 000.[ 2 ] ...
College Library / BY: Paula Osachoff January/February 2024
... practice guidelines, is no longer available (as of 1 December 2023). BC Guidelines and Canadian Network for Mood ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Adrian Marcuzzi, BHSc May 2024
... knee arthroplasty; 90% of surgeries performed between 1 January 2022 and 21 March 2022 had a wait time of 51.4 weeks.[ 1 ] These reports may underrepresent the crisis because they ... in pain relief[ 10 ] when opioids were used for more than 1 month. A narrative review of 35 studies on patients with ...
Letters / BY: Margo S. Clarke, MD July/August 2024
... of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) medical library.[ 1 ] Additionally, I am most grateful to Dr Gillespie for his ...
Letters / BY: Patrick Yam, MD, CCFP October 2024
... treatment of choice for knee osteoarthritis.”[ 1 ] Of course, there are still limitations and controversies, ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC March 2024
... burned out, 30% meet the criteria for depression, and 1 out of 14 report suicidal ideation, with the highest ratios ...
Premise / BY: A. Hoverman, DO, MPH, CCFP September 2024
... of 864 000, 26% of whom are 65 years of age and over. [1]  Some would consider Vancouver Island a retirement ...