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Premise / BY: R. Eric Demers, BSc, CCPA, CD September 2023
... for Health Information.[ 4 ] This overview compares BC’s and Manitoba’s performance in using advanced ... of available positions for each role (December 2022 for BC and Manitoba; March 2023 for Alberta and Saskatchewan).[ 8-11 ] Provincial comparison BC has a land area of approximately 945 000 km 2 [ 12 ] ...
Editorials / BY: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH, FRCPC December 2023
... the leading cause of death among people aged 10 to 59 in BC and takes six lives per day in the province. BC’s Provincial Health Officer declared a public health ... of drug possession for personal use.[ 2 ] Further, the BC Coroners Service has recommended the creation and ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Ka Wai Cheung, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2023
... to support the mental health of physicians.[ 23 ] In BC, the Physician Health Program, which is available to all ... of physicians in other communities of care in BC. Conclusions In our survey, the physician burnout rate was ... authority leadership and with support from Doctors of BC, we were able to quantify burnout rates and are now ...
Editorials / BY: Jennifer J. Telford, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CAGF, FACG July/August 2023
... St. Paul’s Hospital since 2004, and I joined the team at BC Cancer in the fall of 2008 to develop the provincial Colon ... for the opportunity to serve as the guest editor of this BC Medical Journal theme issue and have assembled a ... the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in BC. Screening reduces both colorectal cancer mortality and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kloshe Tillicum Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University October 2023
... over 3000 participants assessing COVID misinformation in BC found that only 31% of Indigenous respondents trusted ... Indigenous individuals in urban and rural locations across BC to hear about their experiences during the COVID pandemic. ... Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University BC Centre for Disease Control Kloshe Tillicum (good ...
News / BY: Tan Kennard, MD May 2023
... and may require hospitalization.   News Revised BC Guideline: Infectious Diarrhea ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Nicola Y. Edwards, MHA January/February 2023
... number of deaths ever recorded in 2021.[ 2 ] Within BC, the highest number of paramedic-attended overdoses, ... with our results, a previous study found that 54% of the BC Provincial Overdose Cohort visited the emergency ... people who had no fixed address (38%) than reported by the BC Provincial Overdose Cohort (17%),[ 1 ] which may reflect ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Stephen Lam, MD, FRCPC April 2023
... of evidence and health economic analyses,[ 12 , 13 ] the BC Ministry of Health announced the implementation of the ... lung screening program in Canada. In May 2022, the BC Cancer Lung Screening Program began conducting low-dose ... not recommended for everyone 55 years of age and older. In BC, Ontario, and Quebec, screening eligibility is determined ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC June 2023
Calling all readers: we want to hear from you! The BC Medical Journal is a unique publication—it is the only ... provincial medical journal in Canada and one of Doctors of BC’s longest-running member benefits. And it is you, our ... Blog. We also recently introduced a new article type—BC Stories—where we encourage you to tell us about an ...
News / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC September 2023
... In his retirement, he is a vintner in Naramata, BC. Dr John Marcus (Mark) Fitzgerald (1955–2022) , ...