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Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD January/February 2024
... with each other, with our divisions, and with our health authorities, rather than trying to carry the burden ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah B. Henderson, PhD April 2024
When the BCCDC presents on the public health impacts of wildfire smoke, we often ask audiences to ... professionals who are trained in environmental public health. Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of gases and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), all of which can affect health.[ 1 ] However, concentrations of PM 2.5 are typically ...
Premise / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM June 2024
... century that weight was considered a primary indicator for health. In the late 1940s, American life insurance companies ... the clinical setting. In 1985, the National Institutes of Health established the BMI as the clinical tool for diagnosing obesity. Over the next 20 years, the World Health Organization and every other national governing body ...
Letters / BY: Xi Yao Gui, MD September 2024
... which provides around-the-clock clinical assistance to health care providers in rural regions.[ 4 ] These programs facilitate direct videoconferencing, guiding health care professionals through diagnosis, management, and ... The role of Real-Time Virtual Support in improving rural health care delivery ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB October 2024
... of recognizing physicians for their contributions to health care in our community and their lengths of service (a ... supported by the medical staff association and the Fraser Health Authority, which provided plaques and lapel pins for ... more years of service. Perhaps it was because the health authority was formed in 2001, or perhaps they’ve ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monica Durigon, RN(C), MSc December 2024
... 1 , 3 ] Syphilis overview course In 2019, the Provincial Health Officer declared an outbreak of syphilis in the ... cases and their contacts. The Overview of Syphilis for Health Care Providers in BC online course is broken into ... to Syphilis. Reviews the impact of syphilis on public health in Canada and BC, as well as the etiology, ...
Letters / BY: Judy Dercksen, MD March 2024
... including the stress of unemployment, financial hardship, health inequities, and compromised interpersonal ... address movement, sleep, diet, socialization, and mental health. Multiple tools for patients are available to explain ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD May 2024
... sharing in their frustration over the limitations of our health care system. This was often about prolonged wait times ... many years and the ability to help them navigate their health journey. It is our commitment to patient well-being ... few years. Happier physicians foster a more sustainable health care system. Let’s stop apologizing so much and ...
Letters / BY: Tracy Morton, MD, CCFP, FPCP July/August 2024
... who helps with guideline development or advises a health authority on how to implement a new clinical service ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Jude Kornelsen, PhD November 2024
... of providing high-quality care is the lodestar of our health care system.[ 1 ] Although there are logical ... in which it is integrated into larger efforts to ensure health care quality. There is an ontological divide between ... implications of the PPPDs for the sustainability of rural health care delivery. Although we focused on gathering data ...