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BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... the straightforward clarity and frankness of the BC Centre for Disease Control’s message for us: “You are ... times change. —George Szasz, CM, MD Suggested reading BC Centre for Disease Control. Covid-19 and sex. Accessed 9 ...
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BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC
... descends to the x-axis to become a straight line. BC doctors’ incomes might vary over a couple of orders of ... also plays out with the approximately 13 000 doctors in BC. If you look at the Doctors of BC data (see Resources ) ... in Crohn disease patients are best done at a specialized centre like Providence Healthcare. There is not ...
Communications Coordinator, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre Melissa Nelson ...
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BY: Craig Stevenson
... interested in improving the system through which adults in BC access hearing health care? Hearing loss is a significant ... in addressing systemic barriers to hearing health care in BC so that adults with hearing loss seek and receive help. ... and Speech Sciences in partnership with the Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility . The goal of this ...
Blog, COVID-19 /
BY: R. Brar, MD
... Columbia by a provincial writing committee led by the BC Centre on Substance Use. This new guidance was developed ... professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of BC and a family physician in Vancouver. Mr Guy Felicella is ...
... that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians. We welcome original research, review articles, ... in Word, to the attention of the editor-in-chief, BC Medical Journal , journal@doctorsofbc.ca . If you have ... (e.g., oral communication with H.E. Marmon, director, BC Centre for Disease Control, 12 November 2021). Material ...
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BY: Rajan Bola, BSc
The overdose crisis, declared a public health emergency in BC in 2016, has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 1 , 2 ... among people who use drugs was at an all-time high in BC.[ 3 ] This increase is due, in part, to pandemic ... and Public Health, University of British Columbia Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, Providence ...
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BY: Craig Stevenson
... focus groups to identify practices and messages to empower BC primary care providers to be key instigators for ... School of Audiology and Speech Sciences and the Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility . Why is hearing ... and reduced financial security. Up to 65% of adults in BC who are 60 years of age and older will develop hearing ...
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BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... supported by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the BC Ministry of Health Services, Vancouver Coastal Health, and GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. These guidelines, which pertain to adults 19 years ... of residents in assisted residential settings in BC. Providing suggestions for consistent standards of care ...
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BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... primary or second stages.[ 9 ] In British Columbia, the BC Centre for Disease Control considers syphilis prevention and ... While the drivers of syphilis infection among men in BC are varied, a large portion of women with cases of ...