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Clinical Articles / BY: L.S. Yefet, MD October 2021
... British Columbia declared this opioid crisis a public health emergency in 2016.[ 15 ] One response to this crisis ... for the study period was created based on the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics ... were included, and each was searched within the Health Canada Drug Product Database. In total, 691 drug ...
Obituaries / BY: Vera Frinton, MD December 2021
... in Nepal establishing and providing maternal and child health care programs. He later also achieved a diploma in ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Vivian W.L. Tsang, MD, MGC April 2021
... and a dispenser, and approval from the regional health authority was obtained.[ 4 ] Champions in the Royal ... to naloxone access. In 2016, the federal Minister of Health removed naloxone from the Prescription Drug List, and ... prescription.[ 9 ] Following the declaration of a public health emergency in BC on 14 April 2016, the program expanded ...
News / BY: Hali Stus June 2021
... is designed to help with costs so you can focus on your health. These costs may include medical treatment not covered by MSP or your extended health benefits policy, in-home care, modifications to your ... increasing debt to assist with recovering. Proof of good health is required at time of application to determine ...
Letters / BY: Mandana Kaviani, MD September 2021
... Immunology, many allergists have reported a wide range of health effects from climate change on their patients, ...
Editorials / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... problem with a class of drugs rather than the problematic health outcomes from historical roots of socioeconomic ... relief from pain and suffering in a safe, but sufficient, health care environment. —Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP, FCFP ... Department of Family and Community Medicine, Providence Health Care, Vancouver Clinical professor, Faculty of ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC December 2021
... Physicians partner with government and work closely with health authorities to make system change while strengthening ... at provincial, regional, and community levels. Physician health and wellness is paramount, and every day the JCCs work ... time and resources in a complex and, at times, constrained health care system that involves heavy workloads and clinical ...
News, COVID-19 January/February 2021
... Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital is seeking health care workers’ experiences and perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 public health policies on individuals and communities. VEC is particularly interested in hearing from health care workers in acute care and long-term care ...
Premise / BY: Hannah Lishman, PhD March 2021
... (the data were analyzed at the level of the local health authority), meaning individual differences related to ... team at the BCCDC and UBC School of Population and Public Health, with collaborators at BC Children’s Hospital, have ... only direct drug costs into account; savings to the wider health care economy were not considered. Once the association ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2021
... promises of low sugar content, and a variety of alleged health benefits. Kombucha appeared as early as 2000 years ago ... process. These probiotic microbes are alleged to convey health benefits ranging from antioxidant effects and ... after production has raised concern among Canadian and US health agencies, the BC Centre for Disease Control among ...