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Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Jennifer E. Nuk, MSc, CGC, CCGC July/August 2023
... of serrated polyposis syndrome is made based on World Health Organization 2019 criteria and a cumulative count of ... commercial entities that provide ancestry (and sometimes health) information. These tests typically use ...
Letters / BY: Bruce Nicolson, MD December 2023
It was just 6 years ago that the Ministry of Health embarked on a mission of transforming primary care and the concept of patient unattachment entered the health administration lexicon. Over the last 5 years, we as frontline health care providers have been subjected to the machinations ...
Obituaries / BY: Boggie Family March 2023
... the initial funding for the Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Alexander was predeceased by his wife, Rhoda, and his ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC May 2023
... and other extreme weather events take their toll on human health. As health care providers, we contribute to this problem both as private citizens of a consumer society and as part of a health care system that contributes approximately 5% of the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH June 2023
... schizophrenia are not usually at the forefront of public health messaging about extreme heat events. There are several ... [ Figure ]. First, they may lack insight into their own health or experience disorganized thinking; therefore, they ... with schizophrenia and can highlight the importance of health checks[ 9 ] during hot weather. In-person or virtual ...
Premise / BY: Susan M. Lee, MD, FRCPC, MAS November 2023
... imperative to do whatever we could to ensure that, as a health care system, we were doing everything we could to ... to prevent SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory viral infections in health care settings included the following key points and ... widely, and maintain universal vaccination policies for health care workers. A recent review based on international ...
Clinical Articles, Clinical Case Reports / BY: Eugene Y.H. Yeung, MD, MSc, BSc(Pharm), FRCPC, FCCM, D(ABMM), CTH November 2023
... only 206 and 6 times, respectively.[ 1 ] In 2022, a World Health Organization report led to an update to the Canadian ... reaction molecular testing conducted at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory. During her stay at the emergency ... 7 , 8 ] In Surrey Memorial Hospital, where the Fraser Health regional microbiology laboratory is located, GeneXpert ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Elizabeth Burden, MD January/February 2023
... as they require, at the appropriate time in their health care journey. The overarching purpose of this tool is ... participation in discussions and decision-making with the health care team [ Figure 2 ]. The tool is available at ... content. The tools are also available on the Island Health intranet, and work is underway to make them available ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Hannah Gibson, MBChB May 2023
... can have a direct, adverse effect on an individual’s health, which can include high levels of disease, mental health issues, and substance abuse disorders.[ 1-4 ] In a ... Columbia, high self-reported rates of addiction (67%), health concerns (66%), mental illness (51%), and physical ...
Obituaries / BY: Chris Scott-Kerr June 2023
... palliative care, including the home care team from Island Health, Drs Bacsu, Vergidis, Murchison, Wade, and ...