A recent Alberta modeling study suggests that lifetime risk of diabetes is now 50% for non-indigenous Canadians and 80% for First Nations Canadians.1 If true, type 2 diabetes (DM2) will become the most common primary care diagnosis....
After decades of widespread use, effectiveness of drugs for osteoporosis remains uncertain, yet adverse effects are more apparent. Well-designed and large trials over prolonged follow-up periods, measuring clinically relevant outcomes as hip and other disabling...
April 6, 2017, Victoria, BC: B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released his investigation report today, titled Misfire: The 2012 Ministry of Health Employment Terminations and Related Matters. The Ombudsperson investigation began in September 2015. Almost 4.7 million...
DRUGS, DINOS & DINNER (“3D”) BRINGING BEST EVIDENCE TO CLINICIANS When: Wednesday, May 10th, 2017 Where: Dinosaur Discovery Gallery, Tumbler Ridge, BC Presenters: Tom Perry, MD (general internist / clinical pharmacologist) Aaron Tejani, PharmD (Fraser Health & Vancouver Coastal...