What you will find here: HealthLink BC provides reliable non-emergency health information and advice in British Columbia. Information and advice is available by telephone, our website, and a collection of print resources. You’ll find information on vaccines, immunization schedules, after care, vaccine-preventable diseases and more. HealthLink BC offers trusted health information online and by phone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For assistance, call 8-1-1.
Category Archives: General Practice Resources
CDC Yellow Book
What you will find here: The CDC Yellow Book has been a trusted resource among healthcare professionals for over half a century. It compiles the U.S. government’s current travel health guidance, providing healthcare professionals and international travelers with expert guidance for safe and healthy international travel. Along with disease-specific prevention and treatment recommendations, this comprehensive reference text equips readers with the background and context needed to understand and address public health threats associated with all types of international travel.
Rapid Resources
What you will find here: This is a student-led study guide that covers all of the topics in the UBC Entry-to-Practice (E2P) Pharmacy program, intended to be used to reinforce your knowledge and to study for Integrated Comprehensive Examinations (ICE).
Go to Rapid Resources
How to use the resource: This project has been organized by body system, then further divided by condition. Within each condition, you will find links to corresponding resources, reference study guides and test-your-knowledge quiz questions. While great effort has been made to ensure the quality of the content, we would gladly review anything that you notice that might be incorrect or outdated.
Sources of information: These materials are intended to supplement learning and are not intended to replace lecture materials or other study resources. Students have amalgamated information from available references, lecture notes, and other available resources. When discrepancies occurred between references and lecture notes, the lecture notes provided in the UBC PharmD program were used.
Antibiotic Sensitivity Chart
What you will find here: Antibiotic Sensitivity Chart (May 2024)
Created by James McCormack, BSc(Pharm), PharmD and Fawziah Lalji, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, with assistance from Drs. Tim Lau, Cesilia Nishi, Solomon Chow. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, and Vancouver Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Injection Safety Video
What you will find here: A review of needle safety, best practice reminders and management of needle stick injuries and procedures while on practicum.
Therapeutics Initiative (TI)
What you will find here: The Therapeutics Initiative (TI) was established in 1994 by the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in cooperation with the Department of Family Practice at The University of British Columbia with its mission to provide physicians and pharmacists with up-to-date, evidence-based, practical information on prescription drug therapy.
PAIN BC: Assessment Tools and Clinical Guidelines
What you will find here: PAIN BC assessment tools and clinical guidelines for heath care professionals.
Assessment Tools & Clinical Guidelines
Assessment Tools Pain assessment tools are in the public domain and are available to all health care providers to assist them in better understanding the impact of pain on a person. Single-dimensional pain scales Single-dimensional scales only measure pain intensity and are useful in acute pain when the etiology is clear.
Canadian Agency for Drugs & Technologies in Health: Resources
What you will find here: CADTH is an independent, not-for-profit organization responsible for providing health care decision-makers with objective evidence to help make informed decisions about the optimal use of health technologies, including: Drugs, Diagnostic tests, Medical, dental, and surgical devices and procedures.
Resources
CADTH provides a variety of resources that enable you to find, produce, interpret, and implement evidence. These include software applications, search tools, customized Excel spreadsheets, and more. If you have any questions about CADTH’s resources, please contact CADTH at our main office or get in touch with the CADTH Liaison Officer nearest to you.
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)
What you will find here: The ASRA’s mission is to advance the science and practice of regional anesthesia and pain medicine to improve patient outcomes through research, education, and advocacy.
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ASRA Connect Community Find • Ask • Share • ConnectJust for members! Membership Join, renew, learn about benefits, and get answers to your questions. Special Interest Groups SIGs foster collaboration and networking among people with similar interests. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Member access (requires login) Nonmembers, view open-access content here.
The Canadian Pain Society
What you will find here: The Canadian Pain Society aims to foster and encourage research on pain mechanisms and pain syndromes and to help improve the management of patients with acute and chronic pain by bringing together the basic scientists and health professionals of various disciplines and backgrounds who have an interest in pain research and management.
Canadian Pain Society
Covid-19 Health Information: Federal Government Government of Canada – COVID-19 Outbreak Update Government of Canada – COVID-19 Symptoms and Treatment Covid-19 Health Information: Provincial & Territorial Health Services Alberta BC Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario PEI Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon March 18, 2020: CPS Annual Scientific Meeting Cancelled It is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s Annual Scientific Meeting, due to take place May 19-22 in Calgary.