Editorials /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
November 2021
... support for prevention and treatment of substance use.[ 1 ] Sadly, this narrative has such a wide brush that it has ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM
March 2021
... onset and the multifactorial nature of these diseases.[ 1 ] Occupational diseases can be caused or exacerbated by ... your patients’ symptoms. Some useful questions include:[ 1 ] What kind of work do you do? How do you do your work? Are ... A more detailed occupational history should include:[ 1 ] Documenting your patients’ past and present employment ...
Joint Collaborative Committees /
BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC
May 2021
... quality improvement and framed by the IHI’s Triple Aim.[ 1 ] JCC funding and support enables divisions of family ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Paul J. Oxley, MD, FRCSC
October 2021
... is the largest and fastest growing health region in BC.[ 1 ] This rapid growth has put considerable pressure on local ... patients who underwent surgical procedures at JPOCSC from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2017, including those who had a ... a later date. We also reviewed the readmission rate within 1 week of discharge to capture any outliers. These data were ...
Letters /
BY: Thomas M. D’Arcy, LRCP&SI, FRCPC
December 2021
... the faces of loved ones, you could have aphantasia.”[ 1 ] The origin of the word is “a” from the English ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Daniel Esau, BAppSc, MHSc, MD
January/February 2021
... her prescription was switched to acyclovir. On follow-up 1 week later, she had developed a 5-day history of horizontal ... of the globe and the superior orbital fissure [ Figure 1 ]. The patient’s cranial nerve palsies improved with ... skin or mucous membrane supplied by the affected nerve.[ 1 , 2 ] Occasionally, VZV can reactivate in multiple ...
News
April 2021
... phone support: Vancouver: 604 456-6950; elsewhere in BC: 1 866 456-6950. Upon request, HIBC can also provide approval ...
WorkSafeBC, COVID-19 /
BY: Michelle Vukelic
June 2021
... found in WorkSafeBC’s Contagious Diseases policy.[ 1 ] Schedule 1 presumption On 20 August 2020, Schedule 1 of the Act was amended to add a work causation presumption ...
News /
BY: Julie Kwan, BBA, CFP, CLU, GBA
October 2021
... your coverage with a Doctors of BC insurance advisor 1 year after starting a practice and 2 years thereafter. If ... It’s important to maximize your disability coverage, as 1) you could be disabled for a long period and disability ...
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 ...