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Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC January/February 2011
... over the last 25 years, most physicians in general practice have encountered patients with antibiotic-associated ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2011
... some of the attitudes that prevail in modern medical practice? Perhaps. Doctors have traditionally worked ... Canadian specialists no longer have to build a referral practice and they develop instant wait lists. Family doctors ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Clay Barber, January/February 2011
... a family doctor with Providence Health Care and family practice lead for the Shared Care Referral Project. “The ... was formed in 2006 as a joint project between the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) and the Specialist ... Barber Executive Lead, Shared Care Committee Family Practice Services Committee Shared Care brings specialists ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD March 2011
... them to get a general licence to do locums or open a practice. At the end of medical school and internship, they ... general doctors with doors open to most op­tions of practice or training. There are problems with requiring ... internships contribute significantly and positively to the practice of medicine, confidence, maturity, exposure to new ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2011
... hospital privileges.  When I decided to set up my medical practice I applied for privileges at my local hospital. I ... my fate. They asked me questions about my scope of practice and whether I planned to deliver babies and how many ... interview.  Securing privileges allowed me to build my practice and gain favor with the local medical community. Not ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Kur, MD, FRCPC, ABIM April 2011
... ] there have been few attempts to examine demographics and practice issues in rheumatology.  The field of rheumatology has faced a number of changes to clinical practice in recent years, many of which stem from the marked ... about the demand for rheumatological services and the practice patterns of rheumatologists in BC.  National ...
Clinical Articles May 2011
In the average family practice many patients have disease that is either genetic or ... there are so many genetic diseases that any large enough practice will have several patients so afflicted. ... will have a patient with a mitochondrial disease in your practice. As well as remembering that presentations of ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Evoy, PhD, May 2011
... BCMJ  Editorial Board. The number of divisions of family practice in BC continues to grow, with four now representing ... distance between participating communities, the General Practice Ser­vices Committee (GPSC) and the Joint Standing ... attention on this issue, thanks to the Divisions of Family Practice model and their CSC committee.  This experience is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC June 2011
... and family practitioners who gave a BC address as their practice address. The response rate was 32% (1673/5199). Of ... phy­sicians’ perceptions of risk in their community of practice. When asked about their patients’ risk of ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brendan Abbott, June 2011
During the General Practice Services Committee’s 2005 Professional Quality ... nearly 80% of all referral resources accessed by a family practice. In just 1 year the number of users has grown to ... been peer reviewed by the  BCMJ  Editorial Board. Family Practice Services Committee CHARD: Referral resources at your ...