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Clinical Articles / BY: D. Dance, BSc, LLB, January/February 2009
... conclusion is not compatible with the current standard of practice in BC, where many ER physicians have become skilled ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Albert W. Chan, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... and coronary atherosclerotic disease common in cardiology practice.[ 1,2 ] For the past 3 decades, carotid ... were typical for patients in a cardiovascular practice. Of note, 24 of the 100 patients were symptomatic ... admission. Although clopidogrel use is part of routine CAS practice at Royal Columbian based on our experience in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... grown from an obscure theory to a central concept in the practice of cardiovascular medicine and the prevention of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carl Whiteside, MD, March 2009
... to undergraduate and postgraduate training and on into practice affects on recruitment for rural communities.[ 1-4 ] ... REAP strategies at undergraduate, postgraduate, and practice level. Rural Subsidiary Agreement communities More ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Dan MacCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, March 2009
... in BC communities to work together to enhance their practice and address gaps in patient care. The Divisions ... BC discussed their concerns with members of the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC). Low levels of ... prototype Divisions underway Prototype Divisions of Family Practice have been developed in Abbotsford, White Rock/South ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP, April 2009
... and audit to inform decision making both at the individual practice level and across the health system.[ 8 ] With ... Survey contained several questions on technology use in practice.[ 13,14 ] The 2003 BCMA IT survey and 2005 ... How are EMRs in current outpatient offices being used in practice? • What was the implementation experience for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC April 2009
... was assessed extensively in the mid-1980s by the family practice research group at the University of Calgary,[ 16 ] ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, April 2009
The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) this April will launch a ... care, care of the frail elderly, and end-of-life care. • Practice Support Program (PSP). • Family Physicians for BC (FPs4BC). • Divisions of Family Practice. • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management. For ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Aneez Mohamed, MD, FRCPC, May 2009
... from clinical trials into his or her busy clinical practice. This process is made easier when the information is ... from the ENHANCE trial might be applied to clinical practice. Surrogate endpoints A surrogate endpoint is an ... and integrate the findings of ENHANCE into his or her practice? To interpret the IMT trials, we first have to ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, May 2009
... mental health patients will soon be complemented by a Practice Support Program (PSP) module offering specialized ... the joint BCMA­–­­Ministry of Health Services General Practice Services Committee (GPSC). The module, with $2.5 ... says Liza Kallstrom, BCMA lead, Change Man­agement and Practice Support. “This module will meet a huge demand for ...