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Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD July/August 2021
... a safe BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) group in health. As she talked about racialization and ... the continued racism Indigenous people face by the health care system. Although most people would say that they ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Jiwei Li, MD September 2021
Since the start of the pandemic, the number of virtual health care visits across the province has catapulted from ... more with their loved ones. In partnership with the Fraser Health Authority and the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, ... rural ER physicians.[ 2 ] The project team is working with health care partners to expand this model beyond critical ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ernest Salcedo April 2021
... have a better understanding of their patient’s health history and that they can provide insight that other ... a community physician, and/or a community allied health provider, your clinic should bill fee code 19930. This ... . —Ernest Salcedo WorkSafeBC Health Care Services Client Representative WorkSafeBC New ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2021
... all-time pandemic highs. Despite pleas from our provincial health officer, people continue to travel and are propagating ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Kelly Mayson, MD, FRCPC October 2021
... patient experiences and outcomes, and savings for the health care system. Best practices for surgical ...             Cardiac Frailty Glycemic control Mental health Nutrition      Pain management Physical activity  ... and a better understanding of their role in influencing health outcomes. Meanwhile, families have a lesser caregiver ...
News December 2021
... delivered by text message. Research[ 1 ] by the Public Health Agency of Canada has shown that new parents in Canada ... Faculty of Medicine’s School of Population and Public Health, SmartParent was developed by researchers from UBC in collaboration with Optimal Birth BC, the BC Ministry of Health, and BC health authorities, and in consultation with ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD January/February 2021
... We now have the Internet, molecular biology, modern public health, and mRNA vaccines. In 1918, men around the world were ... Vaccine nationalism will rear its head. Physicians and our health care partners will face a task of monumental ... are leading our pandemic response from the BC Provincial Health Office to the Public Health Agency of Canada to the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM March 2021
... or loud noise at your workplace? Do you think your health problems are related to your work? Why? Do other ... which can include compensation for lost wages, coverage of health care costs, support with rehabilitation, or a ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD May 2021
... I often use this term myself. As a specialist in mental health, and as a child of parents who experienced ... fared well, at least economically, during the pandemic. Health care workers have been differentially ... for change. The need for human dignity is universal. In health care, this mass disruption has meant that some ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Catherine Zhou, MD, MSc July/August 2021
... in turn leads to improvements in hospital efficiency, health care utilization, quality of health care, and patient satisfaction. Standard use of ... Clinical Research Ethics Board and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. Two groups were studied: a ...