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Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Brooke McDonald, MD March 2024
... British Columbia.[ 1 ] Data from 2011 indicated that, in BC, women who resided more than 1 hour from a hospital that ... have a long history of providing surgical care in rural BC. In 2007, the enhanced surgical skills and obstetrical ... to hospital administration, via Rural Coordination Centre of BC staff, and by contacting our professional ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Abdullah Alenezi, MD, FRCPC June 2024
... local anesthetics are bupivacaine and ropivacaine. In our centre, we use ropivacaine 0.5% because it is a long-acting ... and is not available in the public health care system in BC, though it is offered in some private facilities. ... not currently offered in the public health care system in BC and is actively under clinical investigation.[ 16 ] ...
Letters / BY: Rylen A. Williamson, BSc September 2024
... addressed through CME, governing bodies (e.g., Doctors of BC, Divisions of Family Practice) endorsing the use of educational resources and guidelines (e.g., BC Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee, Pathways BC), ... BC Children’s Hospital Investigator, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD March 2024
... elimination are tailored to each region. In July 2023, the BC Ministry of Health announced actions to develop a road map to viral hepatitis elimination in BC.[ 8 ] The road map development is being led by the BCCDC ... —Mona Lee, MPH Consultant, Janice Duddy Consulting BC Centre for Disease Control A road map to viral hepatitis ...
Letters / BY: Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education July/August 2024
... change to improve access to oral thiamine throughout BC. The inclusion of oral thiamine on the BC PharmaCare Plan C formulary is a logical and attainable ... MAP service users in Vancouver and recommended by the BC Centre on Substance Use 2023 Canadian clinical guideline for ...
Premise / BY: Martina Scholtens, MD, MPH, FRCPC December 2024
... scanned, such as the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the Canadian Mental ... patients. Health professional organizations Canadian BC Children’s Hospital Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance School Mental Health ...
Letters / BY: Liz Ewart, MD, FCFP November 2024
... times for breast cancer patients at a regional hospital in BC, 2013 versus 2023” [ BCMJ 2024;66:240-247], Hwang and ... diagnosis and treatment system, not just in their regional centre, but also in all of British Columbia. In Kamloops, we ... administered by our local health authority rather than by BC Cancer. We therefore lack the resources and supports that ...
Obituaries / BY: Susan Baxter April 2024
... Psychiatry) began long before anyone in BC had even heard of it; this allowed him to bring ... accolades were thrown his way, the most recent being the BC Psychiatric Association’s Distinguished Contribution to ... and never lost sight of the vulnerable, ill person at the centre of it. His sharp intellect, medical acumen, and deep ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Daniel Shirvani, BSc June 2024
... and treatment. It is estimated that 18.4% of adults in BC suffer from joint-specific osteoarthritis.[ 14 ] Although ... has been conducted on Indigenous morbidity rates in BC, the prevalence of osteoarthritis in the First Nations ... be anything but easy. Then there is the flight to an urban centre—a new experience for many residents. This can be ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Natasha Benson, MD, FRCPC September 2024
... 2022, reproductive infectious diseases specialists at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre cared for women with possible cytomegalovirus during pregnancy in a BC Women’s physician-only clinic. Infants diagnosed with ...