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Obituaries / BY: Sumitra Robertson, BA November 2024
... managed to frighten the cougar away. The boy was rushed to BC Children’s Hospital for further care, and his arm was ... Mission Bridge brought Mission much nearer to the larger centre of Abbotsford. There, early on, he was able to take a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE June 2024
... in significant costs to the health care system.[ 1 ] In BC, the number of people living with chronic disease is ... of people living with a condition) are sourced from the BC Chronic Disease Registries, which are derived from records ... and Public Health and is housed on the BCCDC website.  BC Centre for Disease Control Understanding chronic conditions ...
News September 2024
... in the health care system and in communities throughout BC, and we can continue to manage COVID-19 without the need ... registry to ensure reporting is consistent throughout BC. The requirement to report will be phased in, beginning ... public-health emergency:  https://news.gov.bc.ca/31376 BC Centre for Disease Control immunization manual: ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Vivek Gill, BHSc November 2024
... a stillbirth in Canada, of which 567 took place in BC.[ 2-4 ] Nearly all stillbirths occur in a hospital ... high-quality care.[ 28 ] As a provincial referral center, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre has the highest volume of stillbirths in BC. Of the ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC January/February 2024
... care leadership. More than 80 health care facilities in BC now have medical staff associations allowing them to ... focus on new models of care that put the patient at the centre, we make things better. When doctors ask for equitable ... functional and sustainable health care system. Doctors of BC recently shared our new strategic plan, developed to guide ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... prioritize patient access. But Canada—and specifically BC—lags behind many jurisdictions in areas such as hospital ... for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nation. BC has even less—a mere 1.95 hospital beds per 1000 people. ... Government announcements of a new hospital and cancer centre in Surrey; a new tower for Surrey Memorial Hospital; ...
Premise / BY: Nikhil Rajaram, MD, FCFP, MPH, FRCPC July/August 2024
... professional College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC reporting obligations.  If this patient worked in a ... importance of safeguarding personal health information. In BC, physicians must adhere to the Freedom of Information and ... on occupational health concerns. For example, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety ( www.ccohs.ca ) ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Amy Booth, MPH December 2024
... of British Columbia’s Cervix Screening Program. In BC and Canada, organized cervical screening has contributed ... cancer. However, participation in cervical screening in BC has plateaued at less than 70%,[ 1 ] lower than the ... throughout planning and implementation. During health care centre visits, screening kits were offered to eligible WIC ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jia Hu, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC November 2024
... 10.1% of Canadian households faced core housing need, with BC having the highest provincial rate, at 13.4%.[ 1 ] There ... 2 ] The 2021 census showed that 25.5% of people in BC spend more than 30% of their income on housing, the ... Northern Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine, UBC BC Centre for Disease Control Housing: An important determinant ...
Letters / BY: Judy So, MD July/August 2024
... BA Patient & Family Engagement Advisor, Sunny Hill Health Centre —Esther Lee, MD, FRCPC Pediatrician, Complex Care Program, BC Children’s Hospital Palliative Medicine Specialist, ...