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News July/August 2019
Doctors of BC held its 2019 annual general meeting on Friday, 31 May, at ... Lee Alumni Centre at UBC’s Vancouver campus. Doctors of BC’s annual awards ceremony was held on Saturday, 1 June, ... and photos, visit www.doctorsofbc.ca/gallery/2019-doctors-bc-awards-ceremony . Doctors of BC Excellence in Health ...
News October 2019
... director of the unit and research investigator at BC Children’s Hospital. “This study highlights the need ... a result of this work, we will continue working with the BC Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee to ensure the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Monica Dahiya, BSc March 2019
... In a recent study of more than 1.1 million individuals in BC tested for hepatitis C, a prevalence rate of 5.8% was ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP June 2019
... techniques below. A number of studies are ongoing in BC. I felt that including them in my previous letter would ... being carried out in Prince George (Dr Cameron Grose), at BC Children’s Hospital (Dr Gillian Lauder), and at ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Ng, July/August 2019
... large proportion of the illicit drug supply in BC. In April 2016 a public health emergency was declared in ... large proportion of the illicit drug supply in BC.   Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted to ... patients presenting to two emergency departments in BC found the incidence of fentanyl-related pulmonary edema ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2019
... to clindamycin makes up 13% of all prescriptions in BC, significantly increasing the risk for adverse events such ... should prompt a revision to the Pharmacare record. The BC Provincial Antimicrobial Clinical Experts are developing a ... —Edith Blondel-Hill, MD, FRCPC Interior Health Authority BC Centre for Disease Control Beta-lactam allergy: Benefits ...
News January/February 2019
... British Columbia. Complete a referral form: www.parkinson.bc.ca/media/135952/pd-connect-referral-form-fillable.pdf .  ... Fax requests to 604 687-1327. Email info@parkinson.bc.ca .  Visit www.parkinson.bc.ca/resources-services/pd-connect . News PD Connect: ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Erika Ono, MSW, RSW April 2019
... trying to access support services. Service delivery in BC is fragmented, with the health authorities and different ... [Toronto, Ontario], 7 July 2017). Literature review In BC before the 1990s, children with neurodevelopmental ... Woodlands, Tranquille, and Glendale. In 1981 the BC government announced plans to close all three ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Gordon Hoag, MD September 2019
... system?  In partnership with six health authorities, the BC Ministry of Health, and Doctors of BC, the Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) initiative funds ... The Physician Quality Improvement initiative: Improving BC’s health care system one project at a time ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah Munro, PhD December 2019
... with their personal values, and acted upon.[ 7 ] The BC Centre for Disease Control, in partnership with ... our interview study and literature review have explored BC health care professionals’ and families’ needs in ... from pregnancy to 6-months postpartum. We learned that BC health care professionals begin infant feeding discussions ...