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Premise / BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI May 2023
... density; 36% have category C: heterogeneously dense, which may obscure small masses; and 7% have category D: extremely ... of their breast density and the associated risks in 2009. Supplemental screening with ultrasound or MRI ... a modified mammogram machine, so claustrophobia is not an issue, and it is a fraction of the cost of MRI. However, it ...
Letters June 2014
... Of interest to you might be an article published in the May 2009 issue of the  Journal of the American College of Surgeons .[ ...
Letters / BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD June 2012
... issues in lifestyle counseling. In the BCMJ April issue I was glad to see the Council on Health Promotion ... makes them depressed, and adds to the negative image they may al­ready have of themselves. Despite occasional ... and exercise at the World Diabetes Congress in Montreal in 2009 I came across a paper by Ross and Janiszewsky raising ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper January/February 2012
... under the Criminal Code and provincial statutes. In 2009 he was appointed deputy minister to the premier and ... for in those circumstances where it is a direct one-on-one issue or conflict. And yet now that I’m here, I see so many ... final thoughts? Members who aren’t involved in the BCMA may wonder what goes on here, and they can be assured that ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... cause of death in Canada.[ 1 ] It was estimated that in 2009, 976 people died in alcohol-related crashes in Canada.[ ... in exactly the positive changes that would be expected. In May 2011, opponents of the new laws launched a legal ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD November 2011
... prevalent antibiotic use is of concern. In the June 2011 issue of Microbe, the report “Restricting anti­microbial ... of antibiotics used in food animal production. By 2009, Swedish sales of antibiotics for use in agriculture ... Now that this is CMA policy the future of medical care may favorably alter, particularly for infectious disease and ...
Premise / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD October 2011
... 3 ] (an excellent resource which also lists actions that may be taken by those having the problem).  Thirty-four ... that up to 100 000 BC renters may move annually over this issue. A strong majority of those surveyed would prefer to ... the Department of Housing and Urban Development on 17 July 2009 stated that it “strongly encourages public housing ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Stephen Wheeler, MD January/February 2010
... response to the article published in the October 2009 issue of the BCMJ, “Criteria for sedation of ... safely transported. We understand that our recommendations may not help treat the chronic psychiatric problem; we leave ...
Letters / BY: Bernie Littlejohn, September 2009
... I found Dr McMahen’s comments on EMR in the June issue particularly interesting (“Ready or not”  BCMJ 2009;51[5]:190 ). Implementation of an information system ... to see that a fully functional system is developed, you may get something that is more of a millstone than an asset. ...
Letters / BY: N.P. Blair, MD, June 2009
... see " Specialists and EMR adoption ” published in the May issue of the BCMJ. (2009;51[4]:154).—ED. Letters EMRs and specialists ...