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Articles by Kristopher T. Kang
Cutting the Interim Federal Health Program is the wrong prescription for cost savings in health care
The strength of a health care system can be measured by its commitment to those who need it most. For decades, the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) has served as a critical, albeit temporary, safety net for refugees, asylum seekers, and others fleeing violence while they await provincial coverage. Many of these families are fleeing persecution and humanitarian disasters in settings where health care and social systems are non-existent or inaccessible.
Beyond Kelowna: A wake-up call for child health in British Columbia
For many of us, the closure of the pediatric inpatient unit at Kelowna General Hospital in May 2025 did not come as a surprise. Pediatricians in the region had been raising concerns about safety and sustainability for years. When no action followed, they began to leave. The result was a total shutdown of hospital pediatric care in one of the fastest-growing urban centres in the province.
True Rate of Allergy among Pediatric Inpatients with Penicillin Allergy Labels (TRIAL)
Abstract Background: Penicillin allergy is a common drug allergy diagnosis in pediatric patients; however, upon appropriate allergy testing, many of these patients are found not to have a true allergy. For patients with a reported allergy, alternative antibiotics are prescribed, which are less effective, more toxic, or more expensive. There is a lack of data evaluating allergies in hospitalized children and comparing allergy assessments conducted by pediatric allergists and pharmacists.
Health care providers must be alert for violence against children during the pandemic
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Child abuse and neglect in the COVID-19 era: A primer for front-line physicians in British Columbia
Children are widely recognized as a vulnerable population during disasters and public health emergencies such as pandemics.[1,2] Despite this, their needs are often overlooked.[3] Emerging data from the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, the causal agent of the acute respiratory distress syndrome COVID-19, suggest that severe illness in children is uncommon and mortality is rare.[4-6] However, the nature and extent of secondary effects of the pandemic on children are not yet well...
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