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Clinical Articles / BY: Wei-Shuen King, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2012
... category. This could be interpreted as evidence that practice is changing toward more evidence-based use of ... require frequent reinforcement to continue altering practice.[ 12 ] In summary, the introduction of ... However, along with this improvement in prescribing practice, the 2009 audit also shows that many clinicians are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... limit antibiotic requests and hence use.[ 2 ] The medical practice audit is a powerful tool for altering clinical ... history.[ 3 , 4 ] It can be applied to both general practice and specialty care. Apart from determining the pattern of practice either retrospectively or prospectively, audit ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle Horn, BA, March 2012
... for primary care physicians to be aware of appropriate practice guidelines. Physicians considering the use of an SGA ... quality of medical care.[ 19 , 20 ]  The Harvard Medical Practice Study reported that diagnostic errors resulted in ... familiar with techniques to reduce it.[ 22 ]  The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), a partnership between the ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Cathy Clelland, MD March 2012
... how to bill these fees. Tools and resources The GPSC’s Practice Support Program (PSP) provides training and support ... for physicians and their MOAs to improve clinical and practice management. The program recently completed a new ... Director, Society of General Practitioners Family Practice Services Committee Advance care planning ...
Obituaries / BY: M. VanAndel, MD March 2012
... of Canada exams, leading to licensure for independent practice in BC in July of 1967. After a year or two of association in practice with a local general practitioner, Tom established his own practice in New Westminster.  His significant clinical and ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, April 2012
The Mental Health module from the GPSC’s Practice Support Program (PSP) offers training for family ... integrate these tools and resources into everyday family practice. Just try it Commit to trying to use the module ... . —Liza Kallstrom Lead, Content and Implementation, Practice Support Program More tips for bringing the Mental ...
Obituaries / BY: Graham C. Fraser, FRCS, FACS April 2012
... surgery.  He returned to Vancouver and es­tablished a practice in pediatric general and cardiac surgery. In 1957, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Juren, MD, May 2012
... of the senior staff that he turned away from clinical practice and back to his passion for numbers to begin a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David D. Sweet, MD, FRCPC May 2012
... Evidence 2 Excellence employs an electronic community of practice, popularized by Wenger and colleagues,[ 52 ] to ... and trainee arrangements, resources, and other aspects of practice. Thus, a critical strength of this study is that it ... of safely and effectively applying evidence to clinical practice. The reasons for this difficulty are multifactorial ...
Obituaries / BY: William J. McLaren, MBChB, May 2012
... where he graduated in 1947. He spent some time in general practice in southern England. Then he settled in Newcastle, ...