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BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM)
January/February 2024
... there is a crisis in primary care. Almost one-third of people who want a family doctor can’t find one, and even people who have a family physician generally find them quite ... and emotionally. We believe greater availability to the people who count on us for care is the critical, needed ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Frank X. Scheuermeyer, MD, MHSc
April 2024
... 6 days,[ 17 ] in BC, which has a population of 5 million people and more than 90 000 hospital visits for chest pain ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM
April 2024
... their property and belongings when they die to certain people/entities under the will; (2) the person understands ... his death and before his last will, Edna discouraged other people from seeing or talking to Jack, especially his ...
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BY: Clara MacDonald, MSc, MD
April 2024
... that second victim syndrome often goes unrecognized.[ 15 ] People may also be unwilling to discuss their experiences ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Madeline McKenzie, BA
May 2023
... than in our constituent parts. We should encourage people both to give and to take; both are essential aspects ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Vivian W.L. Tsang, MD, MGC
April 2023
... increase.[ 3 , 4 ] Between January and December 2021, 7560 people died from opioid-related toxicity in Canada.[ 5 ] Gaps ... care affect youth Mental health concerns affect young people disproportionally. In BC, one in four young people live with a mental health or substance use disorder ...
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BY: R. Eric Demers, BSc, CCPA, CD
September 2023
... population is concentrated in 5% of the land mass.[ 1 ] People living in rural and remote communities often have to ... of health in at-risk populations, including Indigenous people, who have a higher rural representation. Policies ... system-wide innovations when there are shortages of people to fill roles; national coordination of professional ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Anton R. Miller, MBChB, FRCPC
June 2023
... a centralized web-based resource primarily for the use of people engaged in navigational support work. Navigators want ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Stephen Lam, MD, FRCPC
April 2023
BC Cancer Lung Screening Program: Insights on a risk model–based approach for primary care providers
... worldwide.[ 1 ] In British Columbia, an average of seven people die of lung cancer every day; in Canada, more people die from lung cancer than from breast, colon, and ... annual low-dose computed tomography screening in people 55 to 74 years of age who currently smoked or had quit ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Aaron Ooi, MBChB, DipPaed, PGDipClinEd, FRACP
October 2023
... advance, including environmental factors (e.g., specific people, activities, setting, time of day, specific ... following specific instructions/demands, with specific people, time of day)? Internal factors that might be related ...