November

The estimated global prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes is 8.8%,[1] with Indigenous people being disproportionally affected.[2] In Canada, the prevalence rate in Indigenous adults younger than age 35 is over 50.0%, and the lifetime risk of diabetes at age 20 is estimated at 75.6% in men and 87.3% in women.[3] It is predicted that one in two Indigenous people in their 20s will develop diabetes at some point in life.[3]

Climate change in BC is predicted to bring warmer, rainier winters; drier summers; and more extreme weather events.[1] As a result, interactions between people, the environment, and pathogens will change. Here we review changes to infectious diseases that clinicians may see as a result of climate change.

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Vancouver-based Pacey MedTech has created a urethral control device that is a reliable solution to urinary incontinence in men—specifically those who have undergone prostate cancer treatment. Urinary incontinence is one of the greatest challenges for men post-prostatectomy. Traditionally, men with incontinence depend on adult diapers/pads, external catheters, leg bags, medication, and penile clamps. These options may be costly, leak, have odor, and produce extreme discomfort.

Panel management is a process of proactively managing a defined population of patients using EMR data to identify and respond to the patients’ chronic and preventive care needs. Better patient data lead to better patient care, which is why the GPSC has developed a new incentive and supports to encourage doctors to implement panel management.

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Worldwide prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is on the rise, yet we remain without a cure for this metabolic disease and have limited therapeutic options. With 1.4 million people impacted by prediabetes or diabetes in British Columbia alone,[1] the need has never been greater for research into the causes of the disease and new approaches to predict, prevent, and reverse this devastating condition.