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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC January/February 2011
... gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men; people with a current or lifetime history of use of injection ... money or drugs; sex workers and their clients; Aboriginal people; people with mental health disorders; people from HIV-endemic ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD January/February 2011
... million. If we extrapolate from US data,[ 1 ] about 25000 people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in BC each ... and released from an emergen­cy department. The number of people with TBI who are not seen in a hospital or emergency ... discussion on concussion attended by close to 40 people. Clearly, there is a broad-based willingness to ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2011
... is no consensus on cause of persistent symptoms in some people after appropriate treatment for LD, it is clear these ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Richard T. Lester, MD, June 2011
... promise that m-health can be used as a tool to help people quit smoking and to effectively support treatment for ... control and prevention of communicable diseases among the people of BC and to defend and promote health among ... Technology that is fun, fast, easy to use, and makes people feel engaged has the best chance to make measurable ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, July/August 2011
... know which ones they are. • Get moving—active people have re­duced stress levels and more energy. ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, September 2011
... evening news, or simply snuck a peek at passersby that the people who make up this great province are getting wider and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rob Gair, BSc (Pharm), November 2011
... which may adversely alter renal function.  Older people have a decreased thirst drive which may lead to ... illness associated with reduced oral intake. Many older people with acute kidney injury experience a combination of ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, November 2011
... is well aware that an organization is only as good as the people within it—be they staff or physicians involved in ... that he has the great leadership ability of allowing the people who report to him the freedom to do their jobs and grow in their positions. Mark treats people with respect, and in return, is respected himself—a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Mark Gilbert, MD, MHSc, FRCPC December 2011
... can use to notify sex partners to get tested Thousands of people are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection ... ) is now available in BC for partner notification for people choosing to notify their partners themselves.[ 1 ] ... used has shown that inSPOT is a promising option for some people with STIs. In San Francisco, where inSPOT was first ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, December 2011
... juggle on a regular basis, should have a life plan. Many people, and doctors are guilty of this, create their career ... plan to achieve these goals. This stage is often missed as people can get so focused on the outcome that the individual ...