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Clinical Articles / BY: Andy Jiang, BSc December 2018
... deaths nationwide that year.[ 5 ] The trend continued in 2017, with 1452 deaths in BC from illicit drug poisoning.[ 4 ... unstudied even though these are undoubtedly also an issue. Since a greater understanding of all-cause poisoning ... results that indicate the risk of unintentional poisonings may be intrinsically linked to a particular developmental ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... other antihyperglycemic agents can confuse physicians and may result in widely variable quality of care as well as ... MD, FRCPC, Chair, TI Education Working Group, 21 March 2017, 9:05 p.m.). BC Pharmacare coverage The most recent ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD September 2018
... and social media, and found an article published in 2017 by the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) that addressed this issue.[ 1 ] The CMPA suggests that “physicians who share ... The article also mentioned that physicians may share identifiable personal health information if the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... health care in BC First Nations populations in BC may receive different health care services based on whether ... and services than non-Indigenous people. In October 2017 FNHA joined BC Pharmacare and the new plan Plan W ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Sugar, MD October 2018
... department with postoperative concerns, meaning surgeons may not be aware of or involved in the identification and ... 60 000 emergency department visits annually. During 2017, 8772 surgeries were performed at CGH, including 4647 ... result in fragmentation of postoperative care and is an issue for several reasons. First, patients who require ...
Letters / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD January/February 2018
... in your editorial, “The smells of summer,” [ BCMJ  2017;59:344-345 ] and of course I agree very strongly. You may recall my Premise piece, “Toward smoke-free multi-unit ... various levels of government have done little to move this issue forward over the last 6 years. Things are much better ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... attention was focused on how QI could favorably affect the issue of medical errors. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was ... often navigate multiple care interfaces and consequently may experience fragmented care and poor outcomes.[ 5 ] This ... Transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Accessed 1 April 2017. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: W.D. Robertson, MB, BChir, FRCPC July/August 2017
... of quality assurance. Vancouver Island implementation In May 2016, the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island ... Island in that time (7100 expected deaths in 2016/2017).[ 4 ] Patients ranged in age from 49 to 96 (74.75) ... to the drugs required for assisted death has not been an issue. Prescribers and pharmacists have worked closely to ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2017
... People choose early, and they become one thing, and they may subspecialize in that one thing. And then the hospital ... who are going to retire. Is there a particular health care issue that you think needs more attention right now? The big ... Q&A with Dr Trina Larsen Soles: Doctors of BC President 2017-18 ...
Obituaries / BY: Susan Bond January/February 2017
... with the College and was a real firebrand on the issue of medical ethics. The ideals of the Hippocratic oath ... will hold a memorial gathering in his honor on 8 April 2017 at the Kimberley Elks Club. Donations in his memory may be made to the Kootenay Wildlife Heritage Fund, PO Box ...