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Obituaries / BY: John O’Brien-Bell, MB September 2019
... he was required, as all youth were at that time, to serve 2 years of national service, and he chose to do this in the ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Sam Bugis, MD December 2019
... cost-effective patient care. But for the past 2 decades—as BC’s health authorities were regionalized ...
Letters / BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP April 2019
... is total nonsense and an exercise in futility.”[ 2 ] In Dr Ocana’s article, results are presented from a ...
News June 2019
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2019
... economy car so the fourth one wouldn’t fit.” I spent 2 weeks in Iceland this summer. Not only was I looking ... I don’t think the answer lies in cloven hoofs. So after 2 weeks of extensive scientific study I concluded the secret ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM January/February 2019
... 1 ] The rate of violent crime has decreased by 10%,[ 2 ] and tax revenues have increased, giving some states over ... moderately experienced, use mostly on weekends (1 to 2 times per week), more likely to experience short-term ... muscles, relieves pain, and assuages anxiety ( Figure 2 and Figure 3 ). This narrative from a 19-year-old daily ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB May 2019
... received. We are imposing long-term debt on our youth.[ 2 ] The emphasis on seniors is misguided. Low-income groups ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Alana Godin July/August 2019
... data prompted him to open his practice to new patients.[ 2 ] Identifying services and team members appropriately to ... of patients who had a recorded flu vaccine status within 2 months.[ 2 ] Simplifying workflows to help with patient care, such as ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2019
... of patients are labeled with a penicillin allergy and 2% with a cephalosporin allergy. Yet, among patients with a reported penicillin allergy, only 5% to 8% of adults and 2% of children have a positive penicillin skin test.[ 1-3 ] ... of questions possibly aided by a flowchart (e.g., Figure 2 ). What were the symptoms that led to the diagnosis of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sofia R. Bartlett, PhD March 2019
... Organization to issue global hepatitis elimination goals.[ 2 ] To monitor progress toward achieving these goals, systems ... Cohort (BC-HTC), which contains health information on over 2 million BC residents. BC-HTC has helped identify gaps along ...