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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2011
... a total of 221 cases of LD in the previous year, 2007 (range 0 to 5 cases per physician); 1,459 (92%) ... the disease in BC despite it being a low endemic area. One issue identified in the survey was 60% of respondents were ... no laboratory testing is necessary.  The antibody test may be negative early in LD, as it may take several weeks for ...
News July/August 2010
... regions in BC over a 4-year period. Published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the UBC study examined all deliveries in BC between 2004 and 2007 and found an average of 21.2 per 100 deliveries were ... system. The researchers suggest potential reasons may include the differences in practitioners’ responses to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S.E. Lord, MD, April 2010
... every day. Further reductions in the incidence of PT may depend on more sophisticated insights into the ... of an in-depth evaluation of a complex public health issue. In future, data on socioeconomic risks can be used to ... Trauma Association of Canada annual meeting in Ottawa in 2007. The authors are indebted to the British Columbia Trauma ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn J. Borugian, PhD, December 2009
... breast screening program.[ 10 ] Methods In November 2007, surveys were mail­ed to 5140 family physicians in ... women The perception that mammography is painful was the issue most often mentioned by patients (24%) in response to a ... we did not survey gynecologists or other specialists who may recommend mammography more or less than family ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
... from COPD itself.[ 26 , 27 ]  Like CKD, part of this risk may be due to a commonality of risk factors, but after ... However, two studies from 2002 directly addressed this issue.  A large meta-analysis by Salpeter and colleagues ... and modification. Recognizing the problem As of 1 July 2007 the population of British Columbia was estimated to be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nathan A. Hoag, BSc, October 2008
... cancer), with an estimated 22300 cases and 4300 deaths in 2007. Approximately one in eight men will eventually develop ... future prostate cancer screening directions, though it may be several years before results are published and ... do cover the PSA test for screening ( Table 2 ).[ 21 ] The issue of PSA testing coverage by MSP has been a topic of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Osman S. Ipsiroglu, MD, MAS, MBA, November 2008
... meeting, Meet the Needs, Close the Gaps, on 25 June 2007, at BCCH. Members of the clinical research team, guest ... The burden of care for the caregivers of these children may be so heavy that they are forced to request alternate ... Canada, nor has sleep been identified as a public health issue, which has to be addressed in a structured way. ...
News July/August 2007
... be read on its own. Those not facing a terminal illness may wish to focus on the introduction as well as the sections ... Open Enrollment will be coming your way in the September issue of the  BCMJ. —Sandie Braid, CEBS Assistant ... mental health resources printed in the May issue ( BCMJ  2007;49:181 ), Richmond now has an early childhood mental ...
News / BY: Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD March 2007
... good governance and effective member representation is an issue that the BCMA has looked at for 20 years and has been ... the pharmacist will then charge you the difference. You may then submit your charge to Sun Life under the Standard ... tlyon@bcma.bc.ca . The deadline for applications is 1 May 2007. Love wins MacDermot prize In January the BC Medical ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... areas:  Chronic disease management : As of 1 April 2007 physicians receive a $125 incentive per patient per year ... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag.  The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ... TT-WNV WNV developing within 4 weeks of blood transfusion may be transfusion-associated. Suspected cases of TT-WNV ...