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News September 2021
The updated BC Seniors’ Guide provides information on health, housing, finances, community supports, and more to ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC November 2021
Prior to the pandemic, mental health conditions were the leading cause of disability in ... with half of all Canadians reporting worsening mental health,[ 2 ] and those experiencing the most societal inequities facing the greatest mental health decline during the pandemic.[ 3 ] Before the pandemic, ...
MDs To Be / BY: Maya de Vos, BSc January/February 2021
... Climate change is a considerable threat to human health on a global scale.[ 1 ] The medical community has an ... if used in large quantities.[ 7 ] In the Vancouver Island Health Authority, joint efforts between the Department of ... anesthetic-related emission rates in the Vancouver Island Health Authority and British Columbia as a whole remain ...
News, COVID-19 / BY: Sam Morris April 2021
... some disability insurance if enrolled in the Doctors of BC Health Benefits Trust Fund Plan, which can pay benefits after ...
MDs To Be / BY: Arielle Roberts, MD July/August 2021
... (2% to 4%) combined.[ 2 ] The positive effects on patient health of a prescription to increase physical activity cannot ... as a whole are insufficiently active to achieve these health benefits.[ 3 ] With the recent publication of the ... key element of preventive medicine for optimal patient health, a concern identified by the Association of Faculties ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD October 2021
... from COVID-19; instead, I feared burnout, fatigue, mental health issues, and substance use would take their toll. Even ... has increased exponentially. Since 2019, BC’s Physician Health Program (PHP) has seen a 58% increase in the number of ... Wellness+ Initiative, which directs funds to address the health and wellness needs of physicians and medical trainees ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2021
... best an uphill struggle. Not by choice, I have sampled the health care system from the other side, initially during ...
News / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2021
... on different but overlapping aspects of Canada’s health care system. The book is extremely well written, and ... comes to diagnosing the systemic problems that plague our health system, he pulls no punches. In clear, simple ... premise that reducing the numbers of doctors would lower health costs by reducing the number of patients being ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Hasina Samji, PhD, MSc June 2021
... measures on the social determinants of young adult health while intensifying existing downstream effects on their health behaviors, care, and outcomes.[ 1 ] The BCCDC COVID-19 ... population. Young adults experienced peak rates of mental health and substance use disorders prior to the COVID-19 ...
Obituaries / BY: Alan Gow, MBChB September 2021
... for 28 years and dedicated himself to meeting the health care needs of all those he served. Alex was a mentor ... This group of initially 22 physicians challenged the health authority and Ministry of Health to solve the longstanding difficulties faced by rural ...