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President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD October 2021
... of BC doctors has actually grown during the pandemic. People have joined us from different provinces and different ...
Letters / BY: Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP January/February 2020
... long way behind those in Ontario. So, good luck to all the people who want to improve primary care. Babylon Health, pot ...
News April 2020
... Sciences (HHS) in Hamilton. HIP ATTACK involved 2970 people at 69 sites in 17 countries. Ten years ago, Dr P.J. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2020
... reported in BC.[ 1 ] COVID-19 disproportionately affects people who use substances, including risk of transmission, ... (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and drug overdose risk. How are people who use substances impacted by COVID-19? People who use substances are often socioeconomically ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Konia Trouton, MD, CCFP, MPH, FCFP January/February 2020
... This is an important consideration because up to 30% of people on Vancouver Island do not have a family physician. ... expressed uncertainty in discussing it with unfamiliar people as they wished to avoid aggressive debates and/or ... providing some form of bereavement support, most referred people to resources (community programs, grief counseling, ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2020
Indigenous people in Canada suffer far worse health outcomes than the ... are we failing so badly at our attempts to help Indigenous people? To better understand the issue, I spoke with Dr Terri ... and initiatives directed at “fixing those Indigenous people.” Unfortunately, she pointed out, “Indigenous ...
Letters / BY: Marisa Ponzo, MD-PhD, FRCPC April 2020
... (SCARs) in specific at-risk populations, primarily people of East Asian descent. SCARs include Stevens-Johnson ...
Letters / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2020
... that this article will have unintended consequences for people who should be receiving opioid-based therapy.  ... in the article do not apply to a significant number of people. The figure in the article is titled only “acute and ... family doctor. Pain is prevalent in 30% to 50% of people who receive cancer-directed treatments and over 70% of ...
News January/February 2020
... by helping researchers better understand the needs of people living with epilepsy and seizures. Researchers are ... the survey if you are: A health care provider working with people with epilepsy. A person with epilepsy or seizures. A ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2020
... Campaign. Kash is always ready to contribute to other people’s efforts, and is often the instigating force behind ...