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BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
January/February 2016
... is not seen as an extension of palliative care. The World Health Organization’s 1990 definition of the term states ... disease. Do not assume that every patient who presents for health care desires life extension. • If patients ...
Letters /
BY: Meena Dawar, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
April 2016
... safety, is important to the public, immunizers, and public health. In this regard, we produce immunization updates ... technique. We recommend all physicians follow local health authority/provincial guidance in immunizing patients ... invite physicians to report adverse events to local public health centres.[ 6 ] Vaccine safety surveillance is an ...
News
May 2016
... tattooing, but rather reuse of needles and syringes in health care settings before disposables became the uniform ...
News
November 2016
... forecasting analyses, combining population statistics and health data for BC, and concluded that between 2010 and 2030 ... that factor is often ignored. Lead author Amir Khakban, health economist in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC and the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, notes that ...
News
July/August 2016
... the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health have proven that multiple sclerosis can be caused by a ... Research Chair at UBC and director of Vancouver Coastal Health’s MS and Neuromyelitis Optica Clinic, notes that if ... and member of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, suggests that the mutation puts people at the edge of ...
Obituaries /
BY: William Jory, MD
September 2016
... valuable political advantages. When we met with provincial health ministers we were able to use our most effective ... meetings. Dr Ibbott had a total devotion to high-quality health care for all Canadians. It will be for this that he ...
Letters /
BY: Jeff Lynskey, MD,
March 2016
... trying to complete my reappointment for Vancouver Coastal Health via a website called AppCentral. I registered with a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Darren E.R. Warburton, PhD
May 2016
The health benefits of physical activity have been documented ... is revealed when the effects of physical activity on health are considered. Exercise appears to increase the ... dose-response relationship between physical activity and health, by reviewing the risks associated with exercise, and ...
News /
BY: Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC
October 2016
... women is ineffective and is an unnecessary burden on health care systems. The updated screening recommendations ... consequences if they lead to a delay in engagement in health care for young women under 25 years of age. Screening ... overall rates in this group.[ 4 , 5 ] It is critical that health care providers find alternative ways to ensure STI ...