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Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD September 2018
... is signed. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC adopted similar professional guidelines last year.[ 2 ] I ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD November 2018
... Among the 298 people killed in motor vehicle incidents in BC in 2017, 163 were younger than age 50.[ 5 ] BC used to have speed enforcement by photo radar. Gordon ... Photo radar reduces speeding. I suggest that Doctors of BC recommend that the BC government bring back photo radar. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Heather E. Cadenhead, BKin January/February 2018
... and soccer.[ 1 ] Our clinical experience in Vancouver, BC, suggests that US sport-related injury findings do not ... in sport is widespread and has a long history. Around 1200 BC the first use of a protective face mask for fencing was ... sporting causes of traumatic eye injury in Vancouver, BC, and to determine if individuals could be encouraged to ...
Letters / BY: Alexandra Choi, MD, MHSc, CCFP January/February 2018
... of supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites, BC seems on track this year to nearly double the number of ... MD, PhD, MPH —Geoff McKee, MD, MPH Vancouver Letters BC needs to prioritize health beyond health care ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... 39, compared to 45.7 per 1000 women age 20 to 24.[ 15 ] In BC, the percentage of live births to women age 35 years and ... 20 ] A blood sample is required for an AMH assay, and in BC this test is not covered by provincial health insurance. ... tubal and pelvic disease cause 35% of infertility.[ 6 ] In BC the most readily available test for tubal patency is ...
Letters / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2018
... more efficacious than surgery. The medical profession in BC has made requests to the Minister of Health to consider ... First agenda, there was no concern for residents of BC who could not start a family. While the current NDP ... need for fully funded fertility care. Many residents of BC need medical help to build their families. Providing MSP ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fahra Rajabali, MSc September 2018
... death among Canadians of all ages.[ 1 , 2 ] Every year in BC approximately 2000 deaths and 8000 cases of permanent ... the extent of the injury issue.[ 2 ] Injury costs in BC in 2010 amounted to $3.7 billion in both direct and ... was proposed to calculate the cost of treating injuries in BC, the impact of years of life lost to death or disability, ...
News January/February 2018
... Colon screening test for average-risk patients resumes in BC ...
News / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC March 2018
... echoed by Dr Trina Larsen Soles, president of Doctors of BC, Dr Dermot Kelleher, dean of the UBC Faculty of Medicine, ...
News January/February 2018
... be available at all participating pharmacies throughout BC. All pharmacies will be able to order the drug as needed, ... News Universal, no-cost coverage for mifegymiso in BC ...