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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 ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Harry Karlinsky, MD, FRCPC January/February 2021
... to a virtual format. For more information, call 1 855 476-3049 or email clinicalservicesevents@worksafebc.com ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD July/August 2021
... behind the act, they may feel hurt, angry, or confused.[ 1 ] Although racism has always existed in Canada, recent ...
News November 2021
... years of age and older about their fall risk using simple 1-minute screening tools: Three-question approach. Staying ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Thomas S. Watson, MD, DPhil March 2021
... chest trauma presentations to emergency departments.[ 1 , 2 ] The mainstay of rib fracture diagnosis has been the ... in the studies they examined was 0.97 (95% CI 0.93-1.00) with the sensitivity of chest X-ray at 0.77 (95% CI ... discussed below, along with potential counterarguments. 1. Variability between patients and fracture sites One ...
MDs To Be / BY: Raiya Suleman, BHSc May 2021
... this percentage will grow to between 21.4% and 29.5%.[ 1 ] Additionally, it is expected that there will be over 5.5 ... million Canadians over the age of 80 in 2068, compared to 1.6 million in 2018.[ 1 ] This situation requires considerable thought and action ...
News September 2021
... . To order free print copies, call (toll-free) 1 877 952-3181. News BC Seniors’ Guide, updated ...