Availability of surgical services in rural British Columbia | British Columbia Medical Journal https://bcmj.org/articles/availability-surgical-services-rural-british-columbia “enhanced surgical skills physicians and obstetric surgical skills physicians are integral to the well-being of rural patients and the health care systems they access. Concerted efforts should be made to recruit and retain these key surgical providers in our province.” #BCMJ

Cervical screening in BC—Change inspired by #FirstNations and #Métis communities | #BCMJ https://bcmj.org/articles/cervical-screening-bc-change-inspired-first-nations-and-metis-communities “Human papillomavirus testing offers a high-performance and innovative method for cervical screening and includes the option for self-collection, which removes many barriers associated with in-clinic screening. In partnership with three First Nations and Métis organizations, we offered uniquely designed human papillomavirus–based self-collection programs” #HPV

Additionally, patients who do not have a family physician seek care from specialists that is beyond the scope they can provide. Participants also reported a decline in the quality of their professional and personal relationships and an increase in moral distress; some stated they were delaying retirement or leaving the workforce early and were concerned about the erosion of their skills and the ability to take sick time or extended leave.” #BCMJ (2/2)

Complexities of #ArtificialIntelligence in health care | British Columbia Medical Journal #BCMJ https://bcmj.org/council-health-promotion/complexities-artificial-intelligence-health-care “#AI in #HealthCare is developing rapidly, particularly in the realm of automating routine tasks. (1/3)

The era of untruth | #BCMJ https://bcmj.org/council-health-promotion/era-untruth “The spread of #misinformation is undermining the potential of the #Internet as a force for good and posing serious risks to individual and societal health. Misinformation not only creates challenges to accessing and applying accurate information to support personal health decisions but also threatens to exacerbate #PublicHealth crises, inequality, societal division, #racism, conflict, #ClimateChange, and #democracy itself. (1/2)

Province-wide implementation of the Vancouver Chest Pain Rule | British Columbia Medical Journal https://bcmj.org/articles/province-wide-implementation-vancouver-chest-pain-rule “An organized implementation of the #VancouverChestPainRule was associated with a 5.3% relative reduction in hospitalizations, which translates to 1300 fewer hospitalizations annually.” #BCMJ

A road map to #ViralHepatitis elimination in BC by 2030 | #BCMJ https://bcmj.org/bc-centre-disease-control/road-map-viral-hepatitis-elimination-bc-2030 “To reduce the impact of viral hepatitis, the Canadian government, in alignment with global efforts ..aims to eliminate both #hepatitis viruses as a #PublicHealth threat by 2030. To support this goal, the Public Health Agency of Canada set targets for the proportion of people living with chronic #HBV or #HCV infection in Canada to be diagnosed and treated by 2025 and 2030.”

Chasing a moving train: The #GeneralSurgery workforce versus population growth in British Columbia, 2012–2022 | British Columbia Medical Journal #BCMJ https://bcmj.org/articles/chasing-moving-train-general-surgery-workforce-versus-population-growth-british-columbia “Due to population growth and aging, the deficit in the number of full-time-equivalent #surgeons in BC increased from 74 to 105 between 2012 and 2022.”
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