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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 ...
Editorials / BY: Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC, FACP June 2022
... diseases in British Columbia (part 1 appeared in the May 2022 issue of the BCMJ ). The first article in part 2 focuses on ... different stages of this hard-to-kill infection (Wong). In 2017, 4905 cases of hepatitis B virus infections were ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah Dunn, MPH Practicum Student September 2022
... Malnutrition is a common yet often overlooked health issue among older adults. It is defined by the Canadian ... impose considerable costs on the health care system. A 2017 study of adults admitted to Canadian hospitals found ... and other community-based primary care practitioners may be well positioned to offer preventive nutrition ...
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 ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD April 2021
... to women who enter medicine in the future that they may be paid less despite doing the same work as men, solely because of their gender? The complexity of this issue and the solutions to it cannot be thoroughly discussed ... earned more than female physicians.[ 3 , 4 ] A 2017 study in BC showed that female GPs made 36% less than ...
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: 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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP March 2020
... and limited land availability in BC, displaced residents may find themselves competing with others for valuable land ... ground. Displacement also has long-term health impacts. A 2017 study from the United Kingdom found a significant ... While sea level rise may look like an environmental issue, it has the potential to impact many of the ...
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 ...
Premise / BY: James M. Wright, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2019
The November 2018 issue of the BCMJ included two articles about diabetes ... or progression or albuminuria.”[ 3 ] Similarly, the 2017 meta-analysis cited by Dr Clement and colleagues did not ... we agree with those who have concluded that conflicts may introduce insidious biases with the potential to impair ...