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Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Amy Booth, MPH December 2024
... of British Columbia’s Cervix Screening Program. In BC and Canada, organized cervical screening has contributed ... cancer. However, participation in cervical screening in BC has plateaued at less than 70%,[ 1 ] lower than the ... throughout planning and implementation. During health care centre visits, screening kits were offered to eligible WIC ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rohit Vijh, MD, MPH, CCFP January/February 2023
... the H5N1 subtype, was detected in domestic poultry across BC and around the globe at unprecedented rates in 2022.[ 1-3 ] BC has had the highest number of poultry premises affected in ... MSc Public Health Veterinarian, Public Health Response, BC Centre for Disease Control —Mayank Singal, MD, MPH, CCFP, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kali Sedgemore April 2023
... under 19 years of age died of illicit drug poisoning in BC.[ 1 ] Deaths are a result of increasing toxicity of the ... youth, this means rapid access to treatment. Youth across BC face many barriers to accessing harm reduction and ... ). BC Centre for Disease Control Supporting BC youth at risk of ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Carol-Anne Vallée, MD May 2023
... morbidity and mortality in women of reproductive age. In BC, between 1963 and 1970, up to 27% of direct obstetric ... most densely populated urban areas.[ 5 , 9 ] In 2010, a BC study noted that urban abortion care was offered by seven ... 10 ] Since 1997, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre in Vancouver has provided provincial leadership in ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Lisa Jeffery, MD November 2023
... surgery and endoscopy were permitted to proceed. The BC Colon Screening Program was also suspended from 1 April to ... 21 December 2020 – First COVID-19 vaccines deployed in BC. 31 March 2021 – Universal asympto­matic pre-op testing ... of this study were the result of its retrospective, single-centre design. The collection of much of the data through the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD March 2023
... have a significant impact on the health of people in BC. In 2022, there were more than 2000 poisoning deaths due ... saves over $13 in other health care costs.[ 2 ] The BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) is the regional poison control service for BC ...
News / BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH June 2023
... Health Authority, regional health authorities, and the BC Centre for Disease Control, the survey asks about physical ... MD, MPH Medical Director, Population and Public health, BC Centre for Disease Control    News BC’s largest ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Hayley Wroot, BSc October 2023
... when accessing care.[ 2 , 3 , 7 ] Current systems in BC rely on parent/caregiver advocacy and their awareness of ... work with children with severe behavioral complexity at BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH), a pediatric quaternary care centre in BC. This working group of providers included ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM December 2023
... funded for select groups but is not routinely provided in BC to older adults. Current indications are available on the PPV23 product page in the BC Immunization Manual .[ 2 ] The PPV23 vaccine was designed ... Programs and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Service, BC Centre for Disease Control BC Centre for Disease Control New ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Ka Wai Cheung, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2023
... General Hospital, UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, and Vancouver Community. Our community of care is the ... to support the mental health of physicians.[ 23 ] In BC, the Physician Health Program, which is available to all ... of physicians in other communities of care in BC. Conclusions In our survey, the physician burnout rate was ...