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College Library / BY: Paula Osachoff June 2019
... on your behalf. Most articles can be sent to you in 1 working day from when you place an order. College ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC October 2019
... the number affected by heart disease and type 2 diabetes.[ 1 ] The costs of untreated mental health disorders are ... poor quality of life, disability, lost productivity,[ 1 ] physical health problems, increased mortality,[ 2 ] ... in Canada is estimated to be over $50 billion annually.[ 1 ] Surveys report a high rate of mental health conditions on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Monica Dahiya, BSc March 2019
... and a twentyfold increase in liver-related mortality.[ 1 ] Acute hepatitis C infections can present ... hepatitis C cases are reported than elsewhere in Canada,[ 1 ] with the Metro Vancouver area having an alarmingly high ... injection drug users.[ 6 ] In a recent study of more than 1.1 million individuals in BC tested for hepatitis C, a ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2019
... to the overdose epidemic. Recent BC Coroners data[ 1 ] indicate there were 1489 suspected illicit drug overdose ... died were aged 30 to 59, and more than 80% were males.[ 1 ] An earlier descriptive analysis of overdose deaths in BC ... noncancer pain, WorkSafeBC issued practice directive #C10-1, “Claims with opioids, sedative/hypnotics or other ...
Premise / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC December 2019
... will soon be routine for treating opioid addiction,[ 1 ] PTSD,[ 2 ] and refractory depression,[ 3 ] as well for ...
Letters / BY: Omid Kiamanesh, MD January/February 2019
... survival after heart transplantation in BC between 1 December 1988 and 21 October 2014 stratified by donors ... 278.8] min) ( P < 0.01). Overall 10-year survival was 62.1%, 95% CI [56.3, 67.4]. There was no difference in 10-year ...
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Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD June 2019
... Internal Medicine by Naykky Singh Ospina and colleagues,[ 1 ] on average, physicians give patients 11 seconds to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Emma McCutcheon, MD September 2019
Infantile botulism is a rare condition in children under 1 year of age that begins with ingestion of Clostridium botulinum spores.[ 1 ] The growing organism colonizes the intestinal tract and ... course and approach to managing the infection.  Case 1 data A previously healthy 2-month-old female presented to a ...
News March 2019
... planning included under G14066. This change is effective 1 January 2019. Clarifying documentation To reflect a recent ... fee billing include the required documentation as of 1 December 2018. For details on all of these changes, ...