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Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... developed. Often dubbed “walk-in care,” such a system may address the issue of timely access but often fails to offer continuity of ... a single spike in the use of outside physicians in 2007–2008 ( Figure 2 ).  Data for services by assigned physician ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Karen Rideout, PhD, January/February 2014
... of the article published in the January/February 2014 issue ( BCMJ  2014;56:29,46). The BC Centre for Disease ... insecurity,[ 1 ] and food bank use is up over 20% since 2008.[ 2 ] Food security means more than having enough to eat. Even people depending on soup kitchens may get enough food, but the food they receive is often of ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bill Cavers, MD April 2013
... on the attachment challenge. A study conducted in 2007–2008 by Victoria-based Hollander Analytical Services Ltd. ... Practice Services Committee (GPSC) began work on this issue in 2010 and initially provided funding to three ... With the launch of the attachment initiative, any division may now ac­cess funding for attachment initiatives. Given ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alison Granger-Brown, MA, December 2012
... care to women, children, and families.[ 5 ] In November 2008 an OTC outreach program began to provide HIV care onsite ... and increase motivation for change—something that may be sustained after release from prison. Women in BC’s ... 25 ]  Infant safety has not been reported as an issue in numerous countries where prison infant and mother ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... fatally injured drivers of eight OECD countries.[ 4 ] In 2008, there were 395 road fatalities in BC. Of these, 152 ... in exactly the positive changes that would be expected. In May 2011, opponents of the new laws launched a legal ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD November 2011
... prevalent antibiotic use is of concern. In the June 2011 issue of Microbe, the report “Restricting anti­microbial ... of antibiotic use beginning in 1992 and continuing to 2008 (latest data). During this time, Danish farmers ... Now that this is CMA policy the future of medical care may favorably alter, particularly for infectious disease and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2011
... areas of southern BC but reported LD cases remain rare. In 2008 the BCCDC partnered with the College of Physicians and ... the disease in BC despite it being a low endemic area. One issue identified in the survey was 60% of respondents were ... no laboratory testing is necessary.  The antibody test may be negative early in LD, as it may take several weeks for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marc W. Deyell, MD, FRCPC, June 2010
... and around the world has grown considerably since 1980. In 2008, 593 ICDs were implanted in British Columbia and 5811 ... However, some individuals with better-tolerated VT may be amenable to antiarrhythmic therapy or to ablation ... presented in  Table 1 . ICDs for primary prevention The issue of which patients should receive an ICD for the primary ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... 9 ] These studies suggest that our emergency departments may have become safe havens for the worst drinking drivers, ... causing bodily harm were dismissed.[ 14 ] Complicating the issue further, the present statutes require the collection of ... Medical Association is also concerned about this issue. In 2008, the CMA passed the following resolution at General ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David N. Landsberg, MD, May 2010
... After initial research probing societal views on this issue,[ 9 ] the first LAD transplant was perform­ed in ... to protect both the re­cipient and the donor. LAD kidneys may be given to a patient at the top of the wait list, or ... withdrawal.  The first DCD in BC occurred in November 2008. We believe that this donor source will increase the ...