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Premise / BY: Susan M. Lee, MD, FRCPC, MAS November 2023
... the assistance of a College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC librarian. A systematic review conducted in 2021 ... continues to be either lacking or conflicting. The BC Centre for Disease Control[ 19 ] emphasizes the importance ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Lynsey J. Hamilton, MSc November 2023
... ) and an app (on iOS and Android) and is free for all BC prescribers. Bugs & Drugs contains the latest ... tool[ 5 ] ( https://app.firstline.org/en/clients/39-bc-womens-hospital/steps/61581 ) available through BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre and BC Children’s Hospital can help you work with ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Brendan Tao, BHSc March 2023
... use trends, specifically stimulant-induced psychosis, in BC. Substance use in BC since 2007 More than a decade of evidence indicates that ... ] Continued pandemic effect According to the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and the Mental Health ...
Beyond Medicine, COVID-19 / BY: Amritpal Maniani, BSc April 2023
... as of 31 January 2023.[ 6 ] A coordinated effort by the BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC Ministry of Health has led to the creation of the ...
Letters / BY: Charles Ludgate, MD, OBC July/August 2023
... of five joint replacement specialty programs throughout BC in 2018.[ 1 ] This initiative followed the results of a ... This specialized team approach was refined by UBC’s Centre for Surgical Innovation, using four linked operating ... has increased, and the five joint replacement programs in BC have not become a reality. The South Island Surgical ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Aaron Ooi, MBChB, DipPaed, PGDipClinEd, FRACP October 2023
... experience in a neuropsychiatry clinic at a quaternary centre, we obtained consensus to produce a clinically useful ... disorder. Nevertheless, current guideline recommendations centre on psychoeducation, modified cognitive-behavioral ... agitation in children and youth have been published in BC but are beyond the scope of this article.[ 65 ] ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH June 2023
... ] There were 134 deaths among people with schizophrenia in BC during the hottest 8-day period. This represents ... with schizophrenia represent only approximately 1% of the BC population. When deaths during the heat dome were compared ... Director, Environmental Health Services, BCCDC BC Centre for Disease Control Risk of mortality among people ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Stephen Lam, MD, FRCPC April 2023
... of evidence and health economic analyses,[ 12 , 13 ] the BC Ministry of Health announced the implementation of the ... lung screening program in Canada. In May 2022, the BC Cancer Lung Screening Program began conducting low-dose ... and complete a detailed risk assessment with the screening centre navigators to confirm their eligibility. A fax ...
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 ...