Obituaries
July/August 2023
The following Doctors of BC members died between June 2022 and May 2023. Thank you to ... www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/west-vancouver-bc/andrzej-jakubowski-11144593 Dr Lukas Cornelius Klopper 1 ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC
October 2023
... evolving aspects of diagnosing autism spectrum disorder in BC and in clinical practice, as informed by recent ... a mental status examination. Some jurisdictions, such as BC, have a prescribed diagnostic process, in part to ... may access limited therapeutic and support resources. The BC Autism Assessment Network ( ...
Editorials /
BY: Brian Day, MB
March 2023
... to private clinics, something that was started under the BC NDP government of the 1990s and continues today. His ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Jennifer E. Nuk, MSc, CGC, CCGC
July/August 2023
... years of age at the time of diagnosis, a referral to the BC Cancer Hereditary Cancer Program. First-degree relative ... with family history validation, most screening programs, BC’s included, do not distinguish these individuals from ... modality used in programmatic screening. Although the BC Colon Screening Program offers intensified screening for ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Elisabeth Baerg Hall, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
November 2023
... Skills Group program [ Box ]. There are initiatives in BC that address the lack of resources to build physician ... has generously contributed to adult ADHD programming in BC and Canada. The James Family Foundation provided a grant ... ) The BC government provides full or partial coverage for ...
Letters /
BY: Richard S. Taylor, MB, BS, FRCPC
January/February 2023
... interested to read that the approach taken by the team at BC Children’s Hospital requires a “comprehensive ... and Leising.” Letters Re: Gender-affirming care in BC: Guest editors reply to Drs Sinai, Regenstreif, and Leising ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP
May 2023
... All prescriptions dispensed in community pharmacies in BC are recorded in the PharmaNet system. We requested ... 2016 to 31 December 2021 via the Health Data Platform BC.[ 10 ] Dispensed inhalers were identified and categorized ... companies.[ 11 ] We ensured that the inhalers available in BC matched the dose, brand, ingredients, and mechanism of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH
June 2023
... ] There were 134 deaths among people with schizophrenia in BC during the hottest 8-day period. This represents ... with schizophrenia represent only approximately 1% of the BC population. When deaths during the heat dome were compared ... to identify medications dispensed to all people in BC with schizophrenia in the 90 days prior to the 2021 heat ...
Editorials /
BY: Terri Aldred, MD
September 2023
... over 50% of children currently in the care of the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, our country ...
Letters /
BY: Marko Yurkovich, MD, CCFP
December 2023
... with the well-intentioned statement that “[t]he BC Guideline for colorectal cancer screening encourages ... implementing a centralized referral system, akin to the BC Colon Screening Program, which offers consolidated access ... Last, I would like to acknowledge the success of the BC Colon Screening Program in patients aged 50–74 years. It ...