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Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Carol-Anne Vallée, MD May 2023
... abortion in 1988, abortion has been regulated as a normal health service through standards set by clinical guidelines, facility accreditation, and health professional licensing. Abortion is a normal component of usual reproductive health care and is a publicly funded service. It is a common ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD June 2023
... of self from emotions when dealing with patients, health care professionals may find it difficult to access ...
News June 2023
... contraception service, BC residents with a Personal Health Number can visit a pharmacy in person or call to ... Some patients may also be advised to see another health care provider if the condition is deemed nonminor or ...   For health professionals: ...
News September 2023
... Teams (CMAT)—a disaster-relief organization made up of health professionals who volunteer to assist victims of ... met, Dr Chao, a primary care physician at UBC’s Student Health Clinic, also happened to be deployed on the same CMAT ... to return to Ukraine to do research on the country’s health care system to try to understand how it has remained ...
Back Page / BY: Tej K. Khalsa, MD, MSc, FRCPC January/February 2023
... that discrimination is associated with negative mental health outcomes, including hopelessness. To quote Dr David R. ...
Editorials / BY: Jennifer J. Telford, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CAGF, FACG July/August 2023
... and advanced endoscopy fellowships and a Master of Public Health. I have worked as a gastroenterologist at St. Paul’s ... Committee, which is a joint endeavor of the BC Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC, discusses early-onset colorectal ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Hayley Wroot, BSc October 2023
... appropriate treatment pathways, conducting routine health surveillance, and monitoring for side effects of ... informed and have impacts on the child, their family, and health care providers.[ 14 ] The increased health care needs of children with neurodevelopmental ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Vivian W.L. Tsang, MD, MGC April 2023
The burden of disease related to mental health disorders has increased in Canada, especially during ... transition.[ 1 ] Most recently, the importance of mental health has come to the forefront as the psychiatric ... by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program) focus ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Patricia M. Massel, MD June 2023
... face with medical travel is vital to better address health equity and access issues in BC. Previous studies have ... which can be influenced by geography, weather, and the health care system’s structure.[ 9 , 10 ] Health care providers offer valuable perspectives on medical ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kloshe Tillicum Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University October 2023
Why is it important for public health and health care providers to build trust with Indigenous patients ... This question came to the forefront due to the health impacts, stress, and inequality exacerbated by the ...