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Clinical Articles / BY: Brooke McDonald, MD March 2024
... 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 ... piloted a coaching program in seven BC communities in 2017 to connect enhanced surgical skills ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Samantha Pawer, BSc May 2021
... Ethics Board (#H13-01321). From 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2017, hospitalization data for all ages were obtained from ... [ 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: Antonia Hyman, MSc April 2020
... Systems Research and the BC Ministry of Health summit in 2017.[ 22-24 ] The video and guide are also now integrated ... 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 ... hosted by the CYMHSU Community of Practice in November 2017 and May 2019 brought together experts, clinicians, ...
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 ... nurse practitioner, or psychiatrist. As of January 2017, over 40 000 referrals to Bounce Back had been ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Erika Ono, MSW, RSW April 2019
... Surrey Place [Toronto, Ontario], 7 July 2017). Literature review In BC before the 1990s, children ... are delivered by different agencies and programs. Children may be eligible for a variety of community support services, ... their needs and advocate for their child. An additional issue for this family has been the requirement to sign a ...
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 ... MD, FRCPC, Chair, TI Education Working Group, 21 March 2017, 9:05 p.m.). BC Pharmacare coverage The most recent ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... health care in BC First Nations populations in BC may receive different health care services based on whether ... and services than non-Indigenous people. In October 2017 FNHA joined BC Pharmacare and the new plan Plan W ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Sugar, MD October 2018
... department with postoperative concerns, meaning surgeons may not be aware of or involved in the identification and ... 60 000 emergency department visits annually. During 2017, 8772 surgeries were performed at CGH, including 4647 ... result in fragmentation of postoperative care and is an issue for several reasons. First, patients who require ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andy Jiang, BSc December 2018
... deaths nationwide that year.[ 5 ] The trend continued in 2017, with 1452 deaths in BC from illicit drug poisoning.[ 4 ... unstudied even though these are undoubtedly also an issue. Since a greater understanding of all-cause poisoning ... results that indicate the risk of unintentional poisonings may be intrinsically linked to a particular developmental ...