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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Specialist Services Committee /
BY: Kelly Mayson, MD, FRCPC
December 2016
Goal-directed fluid therapy and opioid-sparing technique: Clinical guidance amid doubt and confusion
... initiative with representation from all regional health authorities that sought to implement several ... Services Committee, a partnership of the Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC. Translating evidence-based medicine ... techniques for colorectal surgery. These clinical guidance notes have been reviewed and shared with the BC ...
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 ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Joanne Bleackley, BSc,
October 2013
... flip through the history, lab values, orders, and surgery notes, my stomach gives a loud growl. Great. An-other ... haul. We were imagining countless hours trapped in the health records department. However, as we continued with the ... rec-ord, including the doctor’s orders, the nurse’s notes, and the pathology report. Soon, our process became ...
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 ...
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: Basil Boulton, MD
October 2006
... addresses many concerns of the BCMA’s Child and Youth Health Committee (CYHC) and the Council of Health Promotion. [1] In some respects, it is a repetition ... that properly belonged to government. Hughes perceptively notes that the “child welfare system has been buffeted by ...