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WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD March 2024
... This month, we address you as workers yourselves: people who face unique physical and psychological risks at ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tung Siu, MD, CCFP, ACBOM May 2023
... types of tasks or activities. Tolerance varies between people and over time for the same person, reflecting ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Jiwei Li, MD March 2022
Good news: people are healthier and living longer. However, if a ... As our elderly population increases, so does the number of people living with frailty. It is projected that well over 2 ...
Shared Care Committee, COVID-19 / BY: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM June 2021
... hospitals and medical facilities from being swamped by people who could readily be helped elsewhere in the ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC November 2021
... the leading cause of disability in Canada, with one in two people affected by 40 years of age.[ 1 ] Now, COVID-19 has ... outside the public health care system. Consequently, most people end up managing their mental health in primary care,[ ... were comparable to the in-person experience, with more people preferring the virtual groups. The virtual format also ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tom Brocklehurst September 2019
... use can cause physical and behavioral changes that affect people’s ability to work safely, putting them or their ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP April 2019
... carbon monoxide (CO) levels (see Box). CO 2 is emitted by people working in the office building. An excessive ... an inadequate amount of fresh air for the number of people in the space. Elevated levels of CO 2 commonly ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon November 2018
... of injured workers, and ensuring fair compensation for people suffering injury or illness on the job. Outlines, ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Val Tregillus May 2017
... in Vancouver at the Sheraton Wall Centre. Close to 600 people came from all over BC to share their experiences, ... meeting of the group, which now numbers more than 2600 people, including seven health authorities, three ministries ... the mental health and substance use needs of their young people and their families. Impact of childhood trauma The ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP November 2017
... while urban dwellers may have COHb levels of 1% to 2%. People such as firefighters, construction and garage workers, ...