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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kate Smolina, DPhil, CHE Early online
... well-being and result in significant costs to the health care system.[ 1 ] In BC, the number of people living ... and are available by age group, sex, and geographic health region. Information on gender is not available. For ... BC Observatory for Population & Public Health, BCCDC Notes The BC Chronic Disease Registries are produced by the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: William Liu, BHSc Early online
... Recently, this formidable tool has made strides in health care. While AI solutions expand and work toward ... surge to ensure effective and safe implementation in our health care system.  AI in health care is developing ... to address these concerns—for example, automatic SOAP notes, where AI listens in on a patient encounter, analyzes ...
MDs To Be / BY: Azzra Mangalji, MD October 2019
In 2014 the BC Ministry of Health’s report, “Setting Priorities for the BC Health System,” outlined information management and ... medical records (EMRs) to enter or retrieve patient notes, an increase from 26% in 2007.[ 4 ] More recently, the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Charuka Maheswaran, MD May 2018
... to lack running water than other Canadians.[ 3 ] Boyd notes that the “disparity between water quality on and off ... as they see fit.[ 4 ] Because of the Canada Labour Code, Health Canada has installed water treatment systems for their employees (sent to provide health care for local peoples) so that they can have access ...
MDs To Be / BY: Justin Burton, MSc, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018 January/February 2018
... boat from Iquitos in northeastern Peru. The CSSC provides health care and support services to approximately 15 000 ... the Angels from Quebec took on the tasks of education and health care in the region between 1951 and 1991 as ... fecal smear), nor did I understand the various shorthand notes and synonyms for Spanish descriptions. These would soon ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Andrew Hurlburt, MD April 2016
... become pregnant should discuss all travel plans with their health care provider to assess their risk for Zika exposure ... and unclear duration of persistence in tissues, the Public Health Agency of Canada recommends that women returning from ... that her pregnancy might be affected. The patient notes that she and her husband did get a few mosquito bites ...
MDs To Be / BY: Greg Costello, June 2015
... hopefully have better answers for him then. I make some notes as I walk to the intensive care unit to see a patient I ... Many thanks to all the physicians, nurses, and allied health care and medical program support staff involved in the ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD December 2013
... and reminders. •    Sharing multidisciplinary chart notes and shared care plans. •    Trending and graphing ... will make to their practice, patients, and the overall health care system. Post-implementation support can help ... exchange between physicians, patient portals and personal health records, and community-level primary care indicators ...
MDs To Be / BY: Joshua Lai, BSc, January/February 2013
... patient. But she was already recording the pressure in her notes. “Aren’t you going to check it too?” I asked, ... embarrassed, but didn’t want that to compromise Bob’s health; the dilemma burned in my throat. But before I could ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: David F. Smith, MD, October 2013
... seniors reaching this age milestone will have identified health problems that could affect their driving ability, in ... driving for longer based on testing and ability. COSCO notes the importance of seniors remaining socially ... negative effect on the doctor-patient relationship. When a health problem that could limit driving ability is identified ...