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Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Slater, MD, FRCPC, MBA, January/February 2014
... the practitioner from unreasonable restrictions in practice as well as unreasonable expectations. Traditionally, ... for example, is expected to restrict his or her practice to the “normal and customary” activities of that ... average physician would experience in 8 weeks of full-time practice, which is also the minimum level of activity ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Malcolm Brigden, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP, January/February 2014
... and when can it be encountered in general clinical practice? Monoclonal gammopathy is the in­­creased ... benign medical conditions commonly encountered in clinical practice may be associated with monoclonal gammopathy ( see ... (MGUS): When is MGUS likely to be encountered in general practice? What investigations should be undertaken? How ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) January/February 2014
... through local initiatives such as Divisions of Family Practice and in new facilities-based programs to increase, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kostas Ioannou, MD, FRCPC, March 2014
... degree, his foresight would eventually influence the practice of medicine by helping clinicians evaluate and treat ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) March 2014
... on the successful model set by the Divisions of Family Practice initiative, we can find solutions to the problems in ... This has been happening for some time at the family-practice level, but it’s now time for improvements at the ... who decided to engage and work with divisions of family practice. And with the support of Doctors of BC and the work ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) April 2014
... for the upcoming spring and summer. This April I find this practice particularly timely as my term as president ends ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD May 2014
With the support of the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC), a regular column will appear in ... on the most common billing errors discovered during practice reviews and audits. The POPC is committed to ... or more. •    Initial or introductory visits to the practice by new patients. •    Travel advice, lifestyle ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Haroon Hasan, BSc, MPH, June 2014
... growth hormone replacement therapy (GHRT). It is common practice to discontinue GHRT after the achievement of final ... the current state of coverage for GHRT in the province of practice for each endocrinologist and to determine whether ... 1 ). The vast majority of respondents (82%) have been in practice for more than 10 years. Furthermore, the majority of ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD June 2014
... . —Keith White, MD, Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips Audit red flag: Treating a ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD June 2014
... experience of the collaborative committees—the General Practice Services Committee, Specialist Services Committee, ... that the renaissance that has affected community family practice spreads across the profession. This step will see ...