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Clinical Articles / BY: Stacy L. Elliott, MD, November 2011
... to ED.[ 5 ] The risk of ED, particularly in a younger man, may be re­duced by modifying these risk factors (e.g., ... present before myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke.  A 2006 study found that ED symptoms present 3 years earlier, on ... of relationship therapy or treatment of the psychosocial issue (i.e., mindfulness for anxiety and arousal ...
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 ... to trauma hospitals between 1 January 2001 and 1 December 2006, and ICD-10 codes for an admission diagnosis of PT. ... of an in-depth evaluation of a complex public health issue. In future, data on socioeconomic risks can be used to ...
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 ... a high of 26.3% of in-hospital deliveries in 2005–2006. Until recently, BC had the highest cesarean rate in the ... system. The researchers suggest potential reasons may include the differences in practitioners’ responses to ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Dan McCarthy, MD January/February 2008
... comorbidities. As an additional consideration, GPs may access a new Complex Care Follow-up Management Fee for ... Dr Cavers. “This revised Complex Care Fee addresses the issue that existed under the old fee-for-service model, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
For this theme issue on pandemic influenza, we assembled a panel of experts ... random occurrences and no one knows when another pandemic may occur. Influenza viruses replicate at a rapid and ... of Canada ( www.influenza.gc.ca ), where the most recent 2006 version of the national plan can also be found ( ...
News / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2007
...  by Hazel J Magnussen. Parksville: Wembley Publishing, 2006. ISBN 0-9739843-0-9. $26.95 I had the good fortune to be ... the medical workplace, an increasingly common and pressing issue in our health care system. It is a phenomenon that we ... from Ms Magnussen’s gripping account and wise words. May Dr Snider’s life not be in vain. News Book Review - A ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, June 2007
... director is nearing the end, with a decision expected in May. The successful candidate will oversee the implementation ... only 5% of the new funds allocated to GP Services in the 2006 Letter of Agreement. The GP Services Committee is also ... BCMA Benefits Correction: Mr Garth Evans In the March 2007 issue we incorrectly added the letters “MD” after Garth ...
News / BY: Tara Lyon April 2007
... Vancouver General Hospital and Heather Heritage Society, 2006. Hardcover. $35. To order, contact the Heather Heritage ... a little book about the flu (reviewed in the December 2006 issue) and thinks he is an author. The “Laminator” has ... in a responsible manner is often a challenge. Patients may bring in their unused meds to doctors’ offices, and ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... feedback strongly influenced the outcome of the 2006 agreement.  Today, the GPSC is charged with defining ... 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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hiram Mok, MA, MB BCh, BAO, FRCPC March 2007
... through family supports and alternative modalities and may only seek help from a family physician once these efforts ... for patients with physical and psychiatric illnesses, the issue of safety has become especially important. Herbs can ... Data were collected between December 2005 and February 2006 using a standardized questionnaire ( Figure 1 ) to ...