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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM May 2018
... RV5, median VE was 90% (range, 63%–100%) in 20 studies.[ 1 ] The main difference for the BC program will be the ... While intussusception had been observed at a rate of about 1 in 10 000 recipients with a prior rotavirus vaccine ... the generally accepted excess risk of intussusception is 1 to 2 cases per 100 000 vaccine recipients, mainly ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ryan Danroth, BSc March 2018
... these programs are safe, efficacious, and cost-effective.[ 1 ] There is no controversy about this in the 90 countries ... can be divided into the following three categories. 1. Concern:  If we provide syringes to prisoners, they will ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD September 2018
... was more shocking is that the photo got 14 000 likes in 1 day. Were the likes for the surgeon who operated on the ... Protective Association (CMPA) that addressed this issue.[ 1 ] The CMPA suggests that “physicians who share ... doing their part to maintain patient confidentiality.[ 1 ] There are myriad online comments to the interesting ...
Letters / BY: Alexandra Choi, MD, MHSc, CCFP January/February 2018
... of 1013 British Columbians due to the opioid crisis.[ 1 ] Though considerable progress has been made through ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD November 2018
... winters; drier summers; and more extreme weather events.[ 1 ] As a result, interactions between people, the ...
Obituaries / BY: Michael Moscovich, MD April 2018
... complications on 16 November 2017. Charlie was born on 1 September 1928 in North Vancouver. Some years before, his ...
Obituaries / BY: Murray Peglar September 2018
... local Langley Rugby boys play, and meeting with “table 1” at the Murrayville Pub for Monday Night Football. He was ...
News January/February 2018
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WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM July/August 2018
... from HA-MRSA—have increased dramatically in BC.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Recent annual surveillance data indicate that ... 0% to 8%, varying by population, geography, and region.[ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ] MRSA is not reportable in BC.[ 6 ] HA-MRSA ... MRSA account for 90% of all genotypes throughout Canada.[ 1 , 2 ] MRSA-2 is usually associated with HA-MRSA; MRSA-7 and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Connie G. Chiu, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... compared with 5% for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB).[ 1 ] However, a more clinically meaningful and relevant ... typically seen within 3 years of axillary intervention,[ 1,4 ] while the ongoing risk beyond 3 years is estimated at 1% per year to at least 20 years.[ 4 ] Prevention strategies ...