The Regulatory Amalgamation for Nursing and Midwifery in British Columbia by Kathleen Leslie, Cecilia Benoit, Angela Freeman, Ivy Bourgeault

“… On 1 September 2020, Canada's first combined nursing-midwifery regulator was created with the amalgamation of the separate nurse and midwife regulators in British Columbia (BC). The highly critical Cayton Report on health profession regulation, the previous experience of amalgamating nursing regulators in BC, and a broader call for more efficient and effective regulation were factors influencing this reform. …”
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Deregulating Naloxone to Combat Opioid-Related Overdoses in British Columbia by Kody Crowell

“… British Columbia fully unscheduled the opioid overdose-reversing drug known as naloxone on 21 September 2016 in an attempt to reduce opioid overdose-related mortality. …”
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Saskatchewan Joins British Columbia in Introducing an Immunize or Mask Policy by Amy Zarzeczny

“…In September 2014, Saskatchewan joined British Columbia and became the second Canadian province to implement a so-called “immunize or mask” policy that applies to individuals in patient care locations including, but not limited to, health care workers. …”
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Implementing Team-Based Innovation in Primary Health Care in British Columbia by Alexandra Lukey, Karin Maiwald, Paul Wankah, Mylaine Breton, Peter Hirschkorn, Nelly D. Oelke

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Developing a New First Nations Health Governance System: Creation of an Independent, First Nations Run Organization by Alexander Ryan Levesque

“…In 2011 a tripartite agreement between the province of British Columbia (BC), Health Canada, and First Nations leaders created the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA): a unique approach to First Nations health governance. …”
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Fighting Fatality by Nicole Marie Davidson

“… Due to the alarming rate of illicit drug toxicity deaths in British Columbia, a public health emergency was declared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. …”
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Agente de liaison avec les personnes atteintes d’arthrite : un rôle important dans la prestation de soins à des patients des collectivités des Premières Nations by Valerie Umaefulam, Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez, Valene Bear Chief, Ana Rame, Louise Crane, Tessa Kleissen, Lynden Crowshoe, Tyler White, Diane Lacaille, Cheryl Barnabe

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Temporal Trends in Reperfusion Delivery and Clinical Outcomes Following Implementation of a Regional STEMI Protocol: A 12-Year Perspective by Curtis Williams, MD, Christopher B. Fordyce, MDCM, MHS, MSc, John A. Cairns, MD, Ricky D. Turgeon, BSc(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD, Terry Lee, PhD, Joel Singer, PhD, Martha Mackay, PhD, RN, Graham C. Wong, MD, MPH

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At the Heart of Resilience: Empowering Women’s Agency in Navigating Cardiovascular Disease by Jillianne Code, PhD

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Exploring the Social Reinforcing Value of Brushing in Equine-Assisted Services: A Comparative Study with Food Reinforcement by Katy Schroeder, Megan Arant, Cameron Hekkert, Alexandra Protopopova

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Integration of Women’s Cardiovascular Health Content Into Healthcare Provider Education: Results of a Rapid Review and National Survey by Najah Adreak, MD, MSc, Martha H. Mackay, PhD, RN, CCN(C), April Pike, PhD, MN, Carley O’Neill, PhD, Evan Sterling, MSc, Varinder Randhawa, MD, PhD, Lisa Comber, BA, Keshandi Thompson, MD, Kajenny Srivaratharajah, MD, Amélie Paquin, MD, MSc, Beth L. Abramson, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACC, Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD

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Cancer Prevention as the Key to Long Term Population Health: An Interview with Dr. Carolyn Gotay by Armaan Kush Malhotra

“…Carolyn Gotay is Professor and Canadian Cancer Society Chair in Cancer Primary Prevention at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Her training began at Duke University and continued with a PhD in Psychology from the University of Maryland. …”
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Profils de multiples comportements à risque pour la santé des étudiants universitaires et leurs liens avec la santé mentale : utilisation de l’analyse des classes latentes by M. Y. Kwan, K. P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, E. Duku, G. Faulkner

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Sources of Debt Accumulation in Resource-Dependent Provinces by Ronald D. Kneebone

“…In fact, when effects of commodity prices, economic cycles and fiscal policy are separated from one another, one of the biggest impacts on government debt over the last 30 years in Canada’s four resource-dependent provinces — Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador — has been government policy. …”
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Prevalence of primary malignant tumours, rates of pathological fracture, and mortality in the setting of metastatic bone disease by Alexander B. Christ, Amit S. Piple, Brandon S. Gettleman, Andrew Duong, Matthew Chen, Jennifer C. Wang, Nathanael D. Heckmann, Lawrence Menendez

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Sources of Debt Accumulation in Resource-Dependent Provinces by Ronald D. Kneebone

“…In fact, when effects of commodity prices, economic cycles and fiscal policy are separated from one another, one of the biggest impacts on government debt over the last 30 years in Canada’s four resource-dependent provinces — Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador — has been government policy. …”
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An Update on the Development and Feasibility Assessment of Canadian Quality Indicators for Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter by Roopinder K. Sandhu, MD, MPH, Stephen B. Wilton, MD, MSc, Jennifer Cruz, NP-Adult, MN, Clare L. Aztema, MD, MSc, Kendra MacFarlane, MSc, Robert McKelvie, MD, PhD, Laurie Lambert, PhD, Kathy Rush, PhD, RN, Rodney Zimmerman, MD, Garth Oakes, PhD, Mark Deyell, MD, D. George Wyse, MD, PhD, Jafna L. Cox, MD, Allan Skanes, MD

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Attaching Patients in Primary Care Through Centralized Waiting Lists by Mylaine Breton, Mélanie Ann Smithman, Audrey Vandesrasier, Sara Kreindler, Martin Sasseville, Jason Sutherland, Michael Green, Jalila Jbilou, Jay Shaw, Emily Gard Marshall, Valorie A. Crooks, Astrid Brousselle, Damien Contandriopoulos, Sabrina T. Wong

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Social determinants of health and disparities in pediatric trauma care: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Janyce Eunice Gnanvi, Natalie Yanchar, Gabrielle Freire, Emilie Beaulieu, Pier-Alexandre Tardif, Mélanie Bérubé, Alison Macpherson, Ian Pike, Roger Zemek, Isabelle J. Gagnon, Sasha Carsen, Belinda Gabbe, Soualio Gnanou, Cécile Duval, Lynne Moore

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Analysis of Primary Health Care Teams and Integration Policy in Ontario by Catherine Donnelly, Simone Parniak, Nelly Oelke, Ashmita Rai, Sharon Johnston

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