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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 ...
Letters / BY: Richard A. Bebb, MD, ABIM, FRCPC January/February 2012
... rigorous association we have, and any Endocrine Society practice recommendations are highly scrutinized. Dr ...
Letters / BY: Marcus Greatheart, BA (Hon), MSW, RSW, January/February 2012
... on one’s feet that it takes to be successful in medical practice. And while being the child of a physician might ...
Letters / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC January/February 2012
... evidence from the article that we might usefully apply in practice. If we, nevertheless, do press on and ask in what ...
News January/February 2012
Since 2003, the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), a joint committee of the ... mandate to support the provision of full-service family practice and improve patient care. Through initiatives such as the Practice Support Program, Divisions of Family Practice, and ...
News January/February 2012
... Valley, and the Georgia Strait Divisions of Family Practice, as well as the community of Salmon Arm, will all ... service identified by GPs (through Divisions of Family Practice) as a priority and a need. This work is being ... from Regional Health Authorities and Divisions of Family Practice. For more information visit  www.painbc.ca . News ...
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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Travis Hottes, MSc, March 2012
... prevention and control measures; this shift in treatment practice is thus also a reminder of the importance of ...