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Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC April 2023
... However, after the early termination of the Women’s Health Initiative hormone therapy trial in 2002 and 2004, ... 3-5 ] Of the risks described in the Women’s Health Initiative trial (still the largest randomized ...
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 ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC March 2023
... problem with this approach—wealth is nothing without health. Some experiences either cannot be enjoyed or would be ...
MDs To Be / BY: Madeline McKenzie, BA May 2023
... And while there is immense pressure on physicians and the health care system to stand up against crushing pressures ...
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 ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Nicola Y. Edwards, MHA January/February 2023
... consequences for individuals, communities, and the health care system.[ 1 ] Since British Columbia declared a provincial public health emergency in 2016, the province has struggled to gain ... In downtown Vancouver, St. Paul’s Hospital in Providence Health Care is uniquely situated at the centre of Canada’s ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP May 2023
Background Health care–related carbon emission is a significant ... the global carbon footprint.[ 1 ] When compared with the health care systems of 47 countries, the carbon footprint of the Canadian health care system is the third highest in the world on a per ...
Letters / BY: Charles Ludgate, MD, OBC July/August 2023
... and surgical procedures already being funded by provincial health care. There are many such facilities available in BC. ... happened with cancer patients, represents a failure of the health care system. The Government of Ontario has already ... be bold, creative, and innovative in preserving our public health care system. BC has developed the most efficient and ...
Letters / BY: Darren Jakubec, MD June 2023
... afraid to use his voice and for advocating for a better health care system over the years. His words have become more ... be justified within the funding of the existing public health care system. That’s not all bad. But I, like Dr Day, ...