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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 ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, January/February 2012
... last year. Developed in partnership with the General Practice Services Committee, this program provides doctors ...
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 ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, March 2012
... colleagues who may be juggling the responsibilities of a practice along with raising their families, but it is ... “double burden” syndrome: the combination of physician practice and domestic responsibilities, which can be ...
MDs To Be / BY: Annika Klopp, BSc, April 2012
... cultures meet? How are our experiences relevant to future practice? Reflections It’s Friday morning. The supplies are ... the widely utilized CanMEDS framework.[ 15 ] For future practice Having a background understanding of other cultures ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, April 2012
... a bad one can be devastating. As physicians our successful practice depends on maintaining a good reputation. In the ... trust. We have work­ed hard for years to build a thriving practice, be respected by our colleagues, and be revered by ...
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 ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Ken Seethram, MD, FRCSC, FACOG May 2012
... medical visits.  Group medical visits are included in the Practice Support Program (PSP) for specialist physicians with ... one of the surgeons, Dr Scott Cowie, learning about the practice from his wife, a family physician.  Among general ... “a process that seems to work well for our community and practice, and we hope to develop it further in meeting the ...