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BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC
June 2012
Opioid overdose is a public health issue in British Columbia. In 2009, more than 200 deaths were identified as illicit drug ... were in persons prescribed opioid medication.[ 3 ] In May 2011, the BC Coroners Service released a warning about a ...
Interviews /
BY: Jay Draper
January/February 2012
... under the Criminal Code and provincial statutes. In 2009 he was appointed deputy minister to the premier and ... for in those circumstances where it is a direct one-on-one issue or conflict. And yet now that I’m here, I see so many ... final thoughts? Members who aren’t involved in the BCMA may wonder what goes on here, and they can be assured that ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: James Johnston, MD, FRCPC,
October 2010
... both staff and other patients at risk. As of December 2009, there were 2720 patients enrolled in provincial ... recommendations The most recent guidelines addressing the issue were published by the British Thoracic Society. They ... early screening in high-risk CKD patients, as anergy may be less of a confounder in those with less advanced ...