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Letters / BY: Frank X. Scheuermeyer, MD, MHSc October 2024
... of patients or the potential redistributive effects or health equity questions that Dr Lenskyj raises. The VCPR was ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC January/February 2024
... the province are now trained in quality improvement and health care leadership. More than 80 health care facilities in BC now have medical staff ... a surgeon, I work with all kinds of doctors, nurses, and health care providers to deliver the complex care my patients ...
Premise / BY: Clara MacDonald, MSc, MD April 2024
... considered to be any unintended complication secondary to health care intervention.[ 1-3 ] According to a Canadian ... impact of adverse events on physicians and other health care providers. Feelings of shame, grief, and guilt ... events. This aligns with current concepts of safety in health care, where success is more than simply the absence of ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Tracy Barber, RPT, Grad Dip Phys June 2024
... affects the specific joint, but can also impact overall health. It limits daily activity, particularly walking; ... alleviating factors. Asking about the patient’s general health is crucial for identifying any comorbidities and ... concentration of proteins that are hostile to articular health and can result in increases in anti-inflammatory ...
Letters / BY: Xi Yao Gui, MD September 2024
... rare or severe infectious diseases, and mental health emergencies. This is because rural emergency ... for further assessment and treatment. BC Emergency Health Services is a centralized dispatch system that ...
Editorials / BY: Terri Aldred, MD November 2024
... women were disproportionately impacted by poorer health than their male counterparts and that the health gap between Indigenous women and non-Indigenous women ... There are 231 calls for justice, and 16 of them pertain to health. They include the need for wraparound trauma-informed ...
Letters / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC March 2024
... approaches such as certification under the Mental Health Act need to be reviewed. It is time for citizens to ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... care in a timely way is a source of constant stress in our health care system. Whether it’s for mental health services, medical imaging, consultations, or surgical ... cancer outcomes, community outpatient care, and mental health. Delays in at-home specialist care lead to an increase ...
Letters / BY: Judy So, MD July/August 2024
... patients or continue to propel the ableist voice in health care and society. Thus, it is essential that future ... of their lives. It is essential for medical students and health professionals to provide trauma-informed care to all ... BA Patient & Family Engagement Advisor, Sunny Hill Health Centre —Esther Lee, MD, FRCPC Pediatrician, Complex ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC October 2024
... content that resonates with the practical realities of health care here. Authors of quality assurance studies, local ... forum to communicate ideas and inspire excellence in health care. We look forward to reading your submissions! ...