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Clinical Articles / BY: Haile Zapata-Dixon June 2022
... deplaned in Canadian airports for international travel.[ 1 ] Vancouver International Airport was the point of nexus ... most of the increase in air traffic at Canadian airports.[ 1 ] This shift in Canada’s international air travel ... 89/1494, 6%), and enteric fever (n = 81/1494, 5%) [ Table 1 ]. The most common syndromic diagnoses were febrile ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD October 2022
... certain populations. A 2013 Canadian study found that 18.1% of women living in Canada had to travel more than 100 km to access abortion services.[ 1 ] The uneven distribution of clinics across provinces also ...
Letters / BY: Jeffrey L. Nacht, MD March 2022
... exceptions. Letters Re: Unnecessary musculoskeletal MRIs (1) ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rahel Zewude, MD May 2022
... behavior and reduced access to sexual health services.[ 1 ] However, in 2021, screening rates began to normalize.[ 2 ... test (NAAT) for gonorrhea and chlamydia [ Table 1 ]. The swab recommended for gonorrhea and chlamydia NAAT is ... urine, ideally without having voided in the preceding 1 to 2 hours, as well as on swabs of the cervix, vagina, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... of the Provincial Health Services Authority. It serves 5.1 million residents of BC and Yukon through six regional ... and comprehensive basic and clinical research.[ 1 ] Due to the increasing incidence and prevalence of cancer, ... phenomenon.[ 9 ] Three dimensions characterize burnout: (1) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, (2) increased ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ellison Richmond, MD, MPH December 2022
... a 23% increase from 2020 and a 113% increase from 2019.[ 1 ] Opioid agonist therapy effectively reduces the risk of ... movement. All patients experienced these signs within 1 to 3 days of hydromorphone initiation and had resolution ... no express consent was obtained from the patients. Patient 1 This patient was using 0.5 to 1.0 g of IV opioids daily, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Emily Wiesenthal, BA March 2022
... in parenthood at similar rates as cisgender persons.[ 1 ] It is estimated that between 1% and 3% of the Canadian population identifies as ... and 40% to 54% of TGD people desire to be parents.[ 1 , 2 ] Overall, a small but important proportion of the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Clare McGinness, MD, MRCGP June 2022
... Columbia. The year-2 family medicine residents complete a 1- to 4-day rotation with WorkSafeBC that introduces them to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Raheesa Jina, BSc, MM October 2022
... guideline, which officially replaced the 2014 guideline.[ 1 ] The updated version includes seven guidelines within it: ... in women with as few as one or two hot flashes per day.[ 1 ] The 2021 guideline outlines the mechanism of action, ... with menopause. Clinical Articles Managing menopause Part 1: Vasomotor symptoms ...
News / BY: Erin Connors January/February 2022
... and, as a result, it was converted to an ELHT as of 1 January 2022. In October 2021, Doctors of BC contacted ...