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President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD June 2019
... office day in my community family practice. Periodic health/preventive exams, and geriatric and counseling visits ... 8:30 a.m. patients arrive seeking advice from the trusted health care professional that has looked after them for 26 ... their care. I am “the best doctor ever.” Several chart notes, care planning reviews, diagnostic forms, referrals, a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Ng, July/August 2019
... of the illicit drug supply in BC. In April 2016 a public health emergency was declared in the province following an ... in Vancouver from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2016. Health records were reviewed for all patients who received ... visit were considered, including emergency health service notes, nursing notes, consultation summaries, and discharge ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Judy Dercksen, MD January/February 2019
... years ago that patients need to take charge of their own health. Expanding on programs studied at Stanford, he created ... their symptoms are more likely to take charge of their own health.[ 5 ]  Many physicians are not aware of ... coordinator of the Interior Self-Management Program, notes that the various Self-Management BC programs have been ...
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 ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP October 2018
... and banks are rarely used for banking. And yet, there’s health care. While we celebrate innovative successes such as ... if they use the same platform. Handwritten emergency room notes arrive by mail. Requests for health care services must be faxed on specified forms. When ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elizabeth Taylor, MD, FRCSC June 2018
... examination,[ 3 ] while the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) notes that miscarriages can cause considerable distress.[ 4 ] ... observed in 10% of women with recurrent miscarriage. The health and receptivity of the endometrium is intimately ...
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 ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP June 2018
... I’m at work so late. If I leave before dictating all my notes and returning all my calls, then I feel guilty about ... right. That practising medicine should be good for our health too. That we need to channel our frustrations. That ... and advanced access and 24-7 imaging and digital health, all begging to be scaled. We have a new governance ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elena Terekhova, MD, PhD June 2017
... used telehealth services are those associated with mental health, cardiology, diabetes, genetics, oncology, neurology, ... that telemedicine can be a safe option for providing health care and can lead to many favorable outcomes.[ 3-7 ] ... for bronchitis.[ 10 ] As well, the BC Ministry of Health notes that the fragmented, unmanaged approach to the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Travis Holyk, EdD November 2017
... of rural communities face unique challenges when accessing health care. Factors that can make access to care difficult ... residents of rural communities have comparatively poorer health outcomes and lower socioeconomic status than residents ... each time, and visiting physicians sometimes took their notes to their own offices.  In 2010, CSFS began developing ...