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Premise / BY: John Liu, MD January/February 2021
... however, should be examined more carefully. Barrier 1: Ophthalmology is “low yield” in medical school To ... is expected to increase by 29% over the next decade.[ 1 ] In fact, more Canadians have age-related macular ... Alzheimer disease, and Parkinson disease combined.[ 1 ] It would, therefore, be prudent to train physicians who ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD July/August 2021
... long-term care facilities since it was created in 2015.[ 1 ] The LTCI was formed through a partnership between the ... for one of BC’s most vulnerable patient populations:[ 1 ] Communities have developed mechanisms for patient ... for the future of long-term care, which include:[ 1 ] Exploring how team-based care, patient medical homes, and ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC November 2021
... with one in two people affected by 40 years of age.[ 1 ] Now, COVID-19 has turned this crisis into a catastrophe, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sanya Ranchal, BSc April 2021
... emergencies encountered by community physicians.[ 1 ] Ruptured ectopic pregnancy can lead to severe hemorrhage ... which allow for early diagnosis and intervention.[ 1 ] Despite this, ectopic pregnancy and its treatments remain ... risk factors.[ 4 ] Jacob and colleagues also described a 1.8-fold (95% CI 1.54-2.09) increase in the risk of ectopic ...
Obituaries / BY: Harvey Lui, MD, FRCPC June 2021
Robert died peacefully after a long and rich life, 1 day short of his 86th birthday in January 2021. He was born ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Jiwei Li, MD September 2021
... 700 000 to over 17 million as of June 2021.[ 1 ] BC doctors have quickly adapted to practising differently ...
News December 2021
... free spoken language interpreting services as part of a 1-year pilot project, funded by the Specialist Services ... How specialists can connect with an interpreter: Call 1 833 718-2154 (toll free). Select a language. Enter your ...
News, COVID-19 January/February 2021
... will be based on the physician’s FFS billings since 1 April 2020 compared to the same period in the previous ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC November 2021
... in Canada, at just over 80 000 deaths per year in 2019.[ 1 ] Heart disease trailed by a large margin, at 52 541. The ... serious side effects. They should be approached as n-of-1 trials, in which only one thing is changed at a time, the ... P]). It has approximately 5 times the potency of morphine (1 mg hydromorphone is equivalent to 5 mg morphine), though ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC March 2021
... the outcome in close to 40 chronic medical disorders.[ 1 ] This has led to a recommendation by the Canadian Medical ...