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Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Sugar, MD October 2018
... department with postoperative concerns, meaning surgeons may not be aware of or involved in the identification and ... 60 000 emergency department visits annually. During 2017, 8772 surgeries were performed at CGH, including 4647 ... result in fragmentation of postoperative care and is an issue for several reasons. First, patients who require ...
Clinical Articles / BY: W.D. Robertson, MB, BChir, FRCPC July/August 2017
... of quality assurance. Vancouver Island implementation In May 2016, the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island ... Island in that time (7100 expected deaths in 2016/2017).[ 4 ] Patients ranged in age from 49 to 96 (74.75) ... to the drugs required for assisted death has not been an issue. Prescribers and pharmacists have worked closely to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... attention was focused on how QI could favorably affect the issue of medical errors. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was ... often navigate multiple care interfaces and consequently may experience fragmented care and poor outcomes.[ 5 ] This ... Transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Accessed 1 April 2017. ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... explicit shaming of physicians. The so-called evaluations may be based on time spent in the doctor’s waiting room, ... appear to be particularly well attended. The bothersome issue is that neither the good nor the shaming comments are ... reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA 2017;318:1439-1440. 2. Mackay B. RateMds.com nets ire of ...
Blog / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC
... distribution.[ 2 ] Inequality has become a hot button issue in the politics of Western liberal democracies. It has ... does. Competing interests None declared. Resources 2017/18 - Distribution of Physicians By Payment Range 2017/18 ... amplify results. Farnum Street [blog]. Accessed 15 May 2019. https://fs.blog/2017/11/power-laws .  2.   ...
Blog / BY: Shelina Babul, PhD
... visits in British Columbia for concussions in 2016/2017, 40% of patients were under 19 years of age. It is ... brain injury, and experts suspect this significant health issue is still widely underreported. The BC-specific data do ... for high performance sport in Canada. Accessed 24 May 2019. ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... Times brought my attention to an article in the 2 December 2017 issue: “Gay twin may offer an answer to mystery of our sexuality.” The ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... a patient presenting with stepwise symptoms A, B, and C may represent the specific algorithm of condition D, ... at the cost of patient privacy. Automation is the second issue. While the use of AI promises more time to attend to ... 1.    Harari YN. Homo Deus. Penguin Random House; 2017. p. 380-381. Suggested reading   Harvard T.H. Chan ...
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