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Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM April 2024
... an enhanced section 9 representation agreement, an adult may authorize a representative to decide on a wider scope of ... information and set out what type of capacity is at issue and what the legal test is for that type of capacity.[ ... of British Columbia: Enduring power of attorney [form]. 2011. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brooke McDonald, MD March 2024
... in Canada, notably in British Columbia.[ 1 ] Data from 2011 indicated that, in BC, women who resided more than 1 ... surgical skills in Canada as of July 2022, although this may underestimate the total family physician surgical ... affected by this inequitable access. Addressing this issue must be prioritized in the effort to decolonize health ...
Premise / BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI May 2023
... breast cancer were excluded from the guidelines panel in 2011,[ 13 ] and again in 2018.[ 8 ] In 2019, the Minister of ... density; 36% have category C: heterogeneously dense, which may obscure small masses; and 7% have category D: extremely ... a modified mammogram machine, so claustrophobia is not an issue, and it is a fraction of the cost of MRI. However, it ...
Clinical Articles / BY: barbara findlay, MA, LLB, QC March 2022
... child was limited by section 41(f) of the Family Law Act (2011), which specifies that a guardian’s rights are subject ... 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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Samantha Pawer, BSc May 2021
... data by DA were collected from Statistics Canada’s 2011 and 2016 Census Profiles.[ 15 ] Descriptive statistics ... [ 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 ...
Premise / BY: James M. Wright, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2019
The November 2018 issue of the BCMJ included two articles about diabetes ... we agree with those who have concluded that conflicts may introduce insidious biases with the potential to impair ... standards that increase their trustworthiness. The 2011 report of the US National Academies, “Clinical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... with screening of RR 0.80 to 0.82.[ 6-8 ] These studies may, however, underestimate the current effectiveness of ... last issued guidelines for breast cancer screening in 2011.[ 7 ] These included a weak recommendation for ... clinically apparent before the patient’s death. The issue then is one of results that precipitate overtreatment. ...
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 ... Age-standardized rates per 100 000 were calculated using 2011 BC population numbers. Trends were analyzed with linear ... results that indicate the risk of unintentional poisonings may be intrinsically linked to a particular developmental ...
Letters / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD January/February 2018
... ] and of course I agree very strongly. You may recall my Premise piece, “Toward smoke-free multi-unit dwellings” [ BCMJ  2011;53:400-401 ]. Unfortunately our various levels of government have done little to move this issue forward over the last 6 years. Things are much better ...
Premise / BY: Martin C. Wale, BM BS, FRCPath, MBA March 2017
... implementing the recommendations from the Cochrane Report (2011) was carried out by the Physician Specialist Services ... supports (training, simulation experience, etc.) may be required to maintain currency in the context of service requirements. Where collection of data is an issue, this should be raised in that conversation.  ...