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Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2021
Early public health measures in BC received international recognition for ... with key stakeholders, including the BC Ministry of Health, provincial health authorities, local hospitals, and the University of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mohammed Abdelmalek, BSc December 2021
... otitis media are hearing loss and otorrhea.[ 1 ] The World Health Organization Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development and Team for Prevention of Blindness ... even in patients who do not have poor determinants of health. The complications of chronic otitis media are still ...
News January/February 2021
... Sight . Turpel-Lafond was appointed by the Minister of Health to lead an investigation into alleged incidents of ... in emergency departments in BC, and in the provincial health care system. The report is the result of the ... of British Columbia. News Addressing racism in the BC health care system: Investigation findings ...
Back Page / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC April 2021
... upper-airway problems, three themes emerge. First, many health care practitioners, including doctors, dentists, ... from Dr John Bowering, anesthesiology, Providence Health Care) or in the ICU to buy some time with severe ... from Dr Demitrios Sirounis, anesthesiology, Providence Health Care). It is expensive, polluting, and exogenous. Much ...
Letters / BY: Jennifer Laidlaw, MD, FRCPC June 2021
... medical treatments and, therefore, don’t fall under the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act. ... meets criteria for the AGA, or in some cases, the Mental Health Act. Regarding the case of Ms Safe, she had communicated that she thought her health would remain unchanged or stable without IV ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Tiffany Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2021
... documentation. It then becomes the responsibility of health care providers and patients themselves to ensure there is clear communication with health care teams regarding drug allergy status. Braund and ... drug allergy challenge outcome letters, and Ministry of Health request forms to update PharmaNet were added to the ...
News October 2021
... to pay privately or who work within the boundaries of health authority sites. Accessible through the Provincial ...
News December 2021
... is a pandemic-driven innovation from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), with support from the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). VCH recognized the need for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sean Duke, MSc, MD March 2021
... related to patient safety, antimicrobial resistance, and health care costs. We discuss the consequences of unverified ... beta-lactam allergy is associated with significant public health concerns, including health consequences to patients, antimicrobial resistance, ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD March 2021
... We need to convince more people to follow public health directions, even as high-risk and vulnerable people ...