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Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... in screening mammography are inherent to the practice. In 2015 the positive predictive value in the SMP ... there is no recommendation for or against this practice in asymptomatic women. Finally, the policy ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... expected to have the ability to: •    Audit biopsy practice.  •    Coordinate multidisciplinary rounds (in ... information required to measure performance and audit practice.[ 7 ] Coordinated care benefits In 2009 the Rapid ... at the patient level using the age-appropriate MSP General Practice in-office visit fees. Costs for RABC care were ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amie Padilla-Thornton, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... evaluation. Finally, because of slight variations in local practice, referring physicians should be aware of the role ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Warburton, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... be helpful in making the best decision for the patient. Practice guidelines ( Table ) have been developed to help ...
Clinical Articles / BY: F. Michelle Sutter, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... ultrasound in clinically node-negative patients. This practice may evolve as we continue to gain long-term ... be why an increasing number of patients in one surgeon’s practice have opted for partial mastectomy and adjuvant ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine E. Simmons, MD, MSc, FRCPC March 2018
... guidelines. Although guidelines are helpful, in practice the decision to offer neoadjuvant therapy to a ... has been a subject of debate. Nonetheless, in clinical practice, pCR is a very reassuring outcome and suggests that ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD March 2018
... 30% of my classmates were women. My first rural practice elective after my second year of medical school was ... new lady doctor” in town! And again, when I began practice I was the only woman in my clinic. I can still ... valued my contribution because I was the only woman in the practice.   Medicine has come a long way since then. It’s ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD January/February 2018
... to tackle this challenge, and networks and communities of practice are one of the innovative solutions. One such ... experiences (ACEs) and introducing trauma informed–practice and policy, more recently in collaboration with ... through a member’s forum that allows for discussion and practice support. A variety of online clinical practice tools ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... have reported similar findings.[ 19 , 20 ] This practice may have a synergistic effect on STI transmission, ... to affect the innate immune response.[ 23 ] Also, the practice of serosorting (choosing sexual partners with the ... understand the potentially synergistic effect of this practice on STI transmission. Acknowledgments We would like ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Havelock, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... system can be somewhat impractical in everyday clinical practice, and will be affected by a patient’s recent ...