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Premise / BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI May 2023
... density; 36% have category C: heterogeneously dense, which may obscure small masses; and 7% have category D: extremely ... breast tomosynthesis was approved by Health Canada in 2012, and several sites in BC acquired the technology. It is ... a modified mammogram machine, so claustrophobia is not an issue, and it is a fraction of the cost of MRI. However, it ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Will Offley, RN December 2016
... criteria indicates the need to reconsider the policy.  In 2012 British Columbia instituted a mandatory vaccinate or ... are not the same thing. There are many ways an individual may be infected with influenza despite having had the annual ... and in the absence of an outbreak.”[ 12 ] Also at issue is the practical matter of wearing masks. It appears ...
Premise / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
... withdrawing life-sustaining therapy[ 1,2 ] suggest people may be confused about their right to make life-determining ... can help make the individual feel heard and supported. A 2012 systematic review and meta-ethnography of the underlying ... The author is currently guest editing a theme issue on palliative care that she hopes to publish in the  ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD July/August 2015
... an opportunity to identify potential billing issues that may require correction. When any statistic on your profile is ... the information provided in your Mini-Profile, read the 2012 Mini Profile – Explanatory Notes document at  ... your Mini-Profile and consider if there may be a potential issue with your flagged measures that could be avoided. ...