Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC
October 2015
... than MDMA. Algorithms for diagnosis have been proposed.[ 7,8 ] Patients with serotonin syndrome should receive ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Jeffrey R. Brubacher, MD,
April 2015
... in 5.4% of drivers, cocaine in 4.1%, amphetamines in 1.7%, opiates in 1.1%, and benzodiazepines in 0.1%.[ 1 ] ... of drivers tested positive for cannabis metabolites, and 7.3% were positive for THC, indicating recent use. Cannabis ... suggest an increase crash risk, but evidence is limited.[ 7,8 ] Prescription medications are difficult to study because ...
News /
BY: Andrew Guy,
September 2015
... crowding, site access, and communication difficulties.[ 5-7 ] These unique challenges, along with increased rates of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Naveed Z. Janjua, MBBS, DrPH
January/February 2015
... drugs with cure rates approaching more than 95%.[ 7 ] The simplicity and tolerability of newer treatments opens ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA
December 2015
... that may be compounded by a second diagnosis such as HIV.[ 7 ] There is widespread devaluation of people with serious ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH
July/August 2015
... naloxone reversals have been documented in BC.[ 7 ] In addition to the Take Home Naloxone kits dispensed ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brian Winsby, MD
October 2015
... of each division or physician group: • 24/7 availability and on-site attendance when deemed necessary ... divisions in their MOUs include the following: 24/7 physician availability To ensure that facilities are provided with 24/7 physician coverage, many divisions have outlined plans to ...
News&Notes
April 2015
... issue highlighting 20 papers that are the outcome of a 7-year project mapping the epigenome. The project, called the ...
Obituaries /
BY: Robert N. Baker, MD,
September 2015
... rural family doctor, routinely working 12-hour days, 7 days a week. During that time he delivered over 2500 babies ...
President's Comment /
BY: Bill Cavers, MD
January/February 2015
Christmas came early for me on Friday, 5 December at 7:31 a.m., when I received the results of the vote of our new ...