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Clinical Articles / BY: barbara findlay, MA, LLB, QC March 2022
... Note that there is no specific age cutoff in BC: a minor may be competent to decide about a particular medical ... health care provider.[ 20 ] Though no case has decided the issue directly, it is likely that a minor would have to ... transgender youth is outlined in Houson (2020) and Day (2008). 6.    Because the World Professional Association ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Samantha Pawer, BSc May 2021
... Injury Prevention Centre found that between the 2008–09 and 2018–19 fiscal periods, 10- to 14-year-old ... [ Figure 3 ]. Conclusions Self-poisoning is a considerable issue in BC, where high rates and increasing trends among ... 19,[ 17 ] mental health and antidepressant accessibility may have contributed to increased self-poisoning rates among ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark A. Lau, PhD, R.Psych January/February 2019
... to high-quality mental health services remains a critical issue in Canada and a treatment gap exists.  Primary care is ... or without anxiety identified in a primary care setting may not obtain a referral to specialized mental health ... Back. Bounce Back program Bounce Back was launched in 2008 by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) BC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andy Jiang, BSc December 2018
... unstudied even though these are undoubtedly also an issue. Since a greater understanding of all-cause poisoning ... all-cause poisoning hospitalizations and deaths in BC from 2008 to 2013. Methods Data were obtained from the BC ... 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 ... evidence from key studies. Updates were published in 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018.[ 3 ] These guidelines are ranked among ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... 5-year relative survival ratio for 2006 to 2008 was 88% across the country.[ 4 ] Population screening ... with screening of RR 0.80 to 0.82.[ 6-8 ] These studies may, however, underestimate the current effectiveness of ... clinically apparent before the patient’s death. The issue then is one of results that precipitate overtreatment. ...
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 ... care that was built on the encouraging results from a 2008 PHC pilot project where FPs could page a cardiologist ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2016
... all the generalist pieces of being a family doctor my dad may not have had an opportunity that day to receive the best ... to communities. A number of years ago, I think it was 2008, I was recognized by the Society of Rural Physicians of ... the health care needs of our populations. What health care issue do you think is not getting enough attention right now? ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... bank use has increased by 25% in British Columbia since 2008. Over 97 000 people used the food bank last year in ... on their patients but report feeling unable to address the issue in a systematic way.[ 22 ] The poverty intervention ... BC Ministry of Children and Family Development that they may be eligible for coverage of medically necessary ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James McKinney, MD, MSc, April 2016
... by Warburton and colleagues in Part 2 of this theme issue. To examine whether low levels of physical activity ... in both men and women, and it appears that this benefit may be present for both ischemic and hemor-rhagic stroke.[ 19 ... in magnitude to that of obesity and even smoking. In 2008, it was estimated that physical inactivity contributed ...