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Clinical Articles / BY: J. Connell, BSc, MPH April 2020
... that the burden of rheumatic diseases is increasing.[ 1 ] In BC rheumatologic care is primarily delivered in an ... Guidelines recommend a rheumatologist-to-patient ratio of 1:70 000, which meant that the BC population was ... a Multidisciplinary Conference billing code G31060 (as of 1 April 2020 called the Multidisciplinary Care Assessment ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2020
... illicit drug toxicity deaths have been reported in BC.[ 1 ] COVID-19 disproportionately affects people who use ... 61% across BC in March 2020 compared to February 2020.[ 1 ] The cause of this resurgence in overdose fatalities and ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Jan Hajek, MD November 2020
... to be sold and used as meat or traditional medicine.[ 1 ] The risks of this happening again have been widely ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ernest Salcedo March 2020
... 155 753 work-related injuries reported to WorkSafeBC.[ 1 ] Many, if not most, community physicians will treat ... support from WorkSafeBC on work-related health conditions: 1.  Outreach to community physicians: The Patient Care, ... modules are accredited (Mainpro+ certified and MOC Section 1) and are delivered by a group of regional medical advisors ...
Premise / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD May 2020
... as in giving or receiving a hug. Personal distance (about 1 metre), usually reserved for family or good friends. Social ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Li Rita Zhang, MPH September 2020
... and reduction in mortality at the population level.[ 1 ] In Canada, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health ... in service provided during the 30-month period between 1 July 2009 and 31 December 2011. By means of postal code ...
MDs To Be / BY: Anita Weng, BSc December 2020
... more than 14 700 deaths due to opioid-related overdose.[ 1 ] In British Columbia, fentanyl or its analogues are ... patients who primarily attended in-person appointments at 1 year of the study (50% versus 39%).[ 16 ] The authors ...
Obituaries / BY: William Barclay, MD, CCFP January/February 2020
... met his wife, Joyce. Following their wedding in 1966 and a 1-year locum in Powell River, Gerry completed a pediatric ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Alexis Crabtree, MD, MPH, PhD, CCFP, FRCPC April 2020
... outside this area the case fatality rate is well below 1%. These estimates are likely to be refined by the time this ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derin Karacabeyli, MD July/August 2020
... and worldwide, posing a major public health challenge.[ 1 , 2 ] Childhood obesity is complex, with several factors ... and environmental change) the evidence-based Live-5-2-1-0 message: 5 vegetables and fruits every day. 2 hours at most of recreational screen time a day. 1 hour at least of physical activity each day. 0 ...