Clinical Articles /
BY: E. Pharo, BSc
November 2017
... vertebrate, with larvae from the order Diptera (flies).[ 1-3 ] Cutaneous myiasis, the infestation of a parasite in the ... surrounding this area resembling insect bites ( Figure 1 ). There was no chemosis or proptosis, no conjunctival ... antibiotics for residual cellulitis. The specimen measured 1 cm by 1.5 cm and was sent to British Columbia Centre for ...
Point Counterpoint /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
January/February 2017
... people’s desire for hastened death can change over time[ 1 ] and according to their physical and psychological ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
May 2017
... HPV vaccine (HPV9 or Gardasil 9, Merck Canada Inc.),[ 1 ] which was introduced into the program for girls in ...
Letters /
BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
September 2017
... from CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials)[ 1 ] advocating for standardized reporting of clinical studies ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brian Winsby, MD
December 2017
... populations—seniors living in care facilities.[ 1 ] All divisions of family practice are working on RCI ...
News
March 2017
... first series has two sessions available: • Session 1 focuses on how physicians can identify, plan for, and begin ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Michelle Murti, MD, FRCPC
October 2017
... sale, and possession of cannabis across Canada.”[ 1 ] One area of concern is the possibility that regulations ...
Letters /
BY: Robert Love, MD
January/February 2017
... the computer), physicians spent nearly 2 hours on EMRs.[ 1,2 ] What can and should be done to retain and encourage a ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Shelley Ross, MD
April 2017
... of Drugs with Potential for Misuse/Diversion )[ 1 ] make BC doctors the first in Canada to be legally bound ... medications on a continuous (not as-required) schedule.[ 1 ] Among other requirements, the standards state that ... opioid treatment is modest and risk significant.”[ 1 ] This requirement creates a need for physicians to have ...
Obituaries /
BY: Jack Burak, MD
July/August 2017
... He graduated with his MBBS in 1962, and following his 1-year internship in Kent, UK, Rod enrolled in the Royal Army ...