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Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM April 2024
... power of attorney and a representation agreement for health care decisions to Edna. Appointing a power of attorney ... opinion or the affidavit they made. The physician’s notes may be subpoenaed. The physician’s role in any ... 2011. www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/managing-your-health/incapacity-planning/enduring_power_of_attorney.pdf ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME July/August 2023
... as long as the referral is for the injury, mental health condition, or occupational disease accepted on the ... guide for these codes ( www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/health-care-providers/guides/how-to-bill-fee-code-19911-19912 ... Referring your WorkSafeBC patients to a specialist, and notes for specialists ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC October 2023
... funded developmental clinics in BC (such as Sunny Hill Health Centre), but the wait list is often shorter for ... rate is somewhat higher than that reported by the Public Health Agency of Canada, which noted that in 2019, 1 in 50 ... autism. The Representative for Children and Youth of BC notes that there are “thousands of children with [fetal ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nicola Y. Edwards, MHA January/February 2023
... consequences for individuals, communities, and the health care system.[ 1 ] Since British Columbia declared a provincial public health emergency in 2016, the province has struggled to gain ... included pain or where pain was listed in the nursing notes or physician assessment as the primary reason for the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Raheesa Jina, BSc, MM October 2022
... and Lifestyle[ 2 ] B.    Menopause and Genitourinary Health[ 3 ] C.    Menopause: Mood, Sleep, and Cognition[ 4 ... the library for assistance ( medlib@cpsbc.ca ); other health care providers can use the citations in the reference ... hot flashes remains poorly understood. The 2021 guideline notes that in addition to the currently accepted narrowing of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.[ 10 ] Patient A notes that she has been given Tylenol #3 before with no ... 11 ] Because of polymorphisms and their potential danger, Health Canada does not recommend codeine use in those under ...
News, COVID-19 July/August 2021
... by Dr Babak Shadgan, a researcher at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, the study concluded that IRT ... active and well-developed COVID-19 infection. Underlying health conditions, stress, pregnancy, certain medications, ... can also alter someone’s surface body temperature. He notes that this can result in a false positive or false ...
News, COVID-19 October 2020
A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University has made ... blood samples from critically ill patients at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). They build on a growing body ... statistical methods and artificial intelligence. The team notes that predicting a patient’s disease severity can help ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon January/February 2020
... department has played a significant role in the workplace health and safety research landscape in BC. By fostering ... and workplace studies. Higher-level population-based health research is often helpful when looking ahead, and ... a research training award recipient, and peer reviewer. He notes that because the review process includes employer and ...
News October 2019
... and then submit to the European Medicines Agency and Health Canada. The trials considered in the approvals are usually the same. Dr Loree also notes that they weren’t able to analyze the participation ...