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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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Siu-Kae Yeong, MD September 2019
... although non-necrotizing granulomata can also be found.[ 2 ]  Every year there are multiple requests at the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jacqueline Chang, MD, CCFP April 2018
... gastric bypass are typically discharged from hospital 1 to 2 days after surgery and followed closely by a ... hydrate first before adding protein. Pureed diet for 2 weeks. Soft and moist solids for 4 weeks. Transition to ... within the first few days of surgery and rarely after 2 weeks. Symptoms include tachycardia, worsening abdominal ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brandon Yau, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC October 2018
... harm reduction is a pragmatic, safe,[ 1 ] cost-effective,[ 2 ] and lifesaving[ 3 ] response to address adverse health ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC January/February 2018
... fracture, with an incidence of approximately 195.2 per  100 000 patients per year,[ 1 ] most commonly in men younger than 50 and women older than 50.[ 2 ] From 1990 to 2015, WorkSafeBC saw 6025 workers with ... 10 degrees, or intra-articular displacement or step-off > 2 mm.[ 3 ] However, intra-articular step-off ≥ 1 mm has ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Constantin Shuster, MD June 2018
... was made to improve hospital and community care.[ 1 , 2 ] A number of organizations in Canada, the United Kingdom, ... readmission rates in Saskatchewan (9.7%) and Ontario (9.2%) were also higher than the national average. Manitoba ... exceeded both national and provincial averages ( Figure 2 ). These comparisons highlight an opportunity to improve ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA July/August 2018
... (e.g., choices of competent persons living at home),[ 2 ] and specific populations (e.g., those with mental health ... by feeding a patient who has swallowing difficulties).[ 2 ] There may be legal implications if patients are permitted ...