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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.[ ... an adult’s ability to manage their financial affairs. 2016. ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Ka Wai Cheung, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2023
... Western Canada and is the second largest in Canada. In 2016, the Vancouver Physician Staff Association was formed to ... in the Vancouver Physician Staff Association raised the issue of burnout. The Vancouver Coastal Health senior ... unprecedented challenges to the health care profession and may affect different specialties in different ways and to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC October 2023
... as informed by recent developments in the field. While we may touch on areas of evolving knowledge, it is beyond the ... In a multisite study conducted in the US between 2000 and 2016, 27% of 8-year-old children with autism were assessed to ... necessary in some cases. A companion article in this issue reviews the psychopharmacological treatment of ...
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 ... treatments (for example, a much more complex physical issue or treatment plan); that assessment is up to the care ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Samantha Pawer, BSc May 2021
... hospitalization data in BC from the 2009–10 to 2016–17 fiscal years were retrospectively described in ... [ 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: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... and successful management of chronic pain is essential and may prevent loss of independence. Opioids are also indicated ... opioid can resolve this. Opioids are not all the same In a 2016 study,[ 17 ] 520 people with cancer pain that was being ... ] but nonpharmacological therapies are also helpful. One issue to be mindful of is obstructive sleep apnea because ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Antonia Hyman, MSc April 2020
... and presented at various conferences, including the 2016 Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research and ... care and the different perspectives Indigenous patients may have on health and wellness. Shift the definition and ... like to acknowledge that the activities discussed in this issue of the BCMJ took place on the traditional unceded ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Matthew D. Burkey, MD, PhD, MPH January/February 2020
On 9 May 2019 the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Summit 2019 ... epidemiological study of over 9000 adults brought the issue into the public health spotlight.[ 3 ] This study in a ... community in your area: www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2016/06/self-healing-communities.html . Review the Centers ...
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 ... participants that impeded continuing with the program. (In 2016 more workbooks for the core anxiety module were ...
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 ... clinically apparent before the patient’s death. The issue then is one of results that precipitate overtreatment. ... has been the focus of much recent discussion. As of early 2016, 24 American states have enacted legislation that ...