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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jae Ford, MD, MPH May 2024
... clinicians about the ticks most commonly encountered in BC and the diseases they may transmit to humans. Ticks and tick-borne diseases in BC The prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases varies by geography.[ 2 ] In BC, Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes angustus ticks are ...
News September 2024
... in the health care system and in communities throughout BC, and we can continue to manage COVID-19 without the need ... registry to ensure reporting is consistent throughout BC. The requirement to report will be phased in, beginning ... protect people, communities, and the health care system. BC has some of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC November 2024
... hope. In that spirit of hope and togetherness, Doctors of BC and the profession need your energy and your voice. In ... for a number of leadership positions within Doctors of BC. Please use your voice to vote for leaders who offer hope ... of leadership yourself, whether within Doctors of BC or in the profession as a whole, in your local networks, ...
BC Stories / BY: Allison Chung, MD March 2024
... of the rooster anymore because she can finally read. BC Stories Memories from my childhood ...
News January/February 2024
... in Medical Journalism (Independent), which recognizes a BC medical student’s significant achievement in writing an ... in Medical Journalism (Mentored), which recognizes a BC medical student’s significant achievement in medical ... project. The BCMJ welcomes article submissions from BC medical students and offers these two writing prizes for ...
News April 2024
The Doctors of BC 2023 Report to Members summarizes the efforts of hundreds of BC doctors working on dozens of committees, the Board, and ... Assembly, as well as the dedicated team at Doctors of BC that supports them. Five stories illustrate the ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Daniel Shirvani, BSc June 2024
... and treatment. It is estimated that 18.4% of adults in BC suffer from joint-specific osteoarthritis.[ 14 ] Although ... has been conducted on Indigenous morbidity rates in BC, the prevalence of osteoarthritis in the First Nations ... Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. Few data about BC’s Indigenous communities have been collected; however, ...
News / BY: Erin Connors September 2024
Since Doctors of BC established our in-house team of insurance advisors in ... examples of when you can refer your family to Doctors of BC insurance advisors. Self-employed spouse Is your spouse ... is typically offered through mortgage lenders. Doctors of BC insurance advisors can work with Doctors of BC members’ ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monica Durigon, RN(C), MSc December 2024
... infection. Cases of infectious syphilis are on the rise in BC. In 2012, BC saw 369 cases (8.1 per 100 000).[ 1 ] In the 4-year period ... thus raising concern about congenital syphilis.[ 1,2 ] BC reported no congenital cases from 2014 to 2018. However, ...
Editorials / BY: Maziar Badii, MD, FRCPC, MHSc May 2024
... to osteoarthritis care for Indigenous Peoples in rural BC, the challenges of assessing surgical risk in combination ...