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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 ... reaching a high of 26.3% of in-hospital deliveries in 2005–2006. Until recently, BC had the highest cesarean rate ... system. The researchers suggest potential reasons may include the differences in practitioners’ responses to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marc W. Deyell, MD, FRCPC, June 2010
... at US$66 677 in 2002.[ 16 ]  Based on these trials, the 2005 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm ... However, some individuals with better-tolerated VT may be amenable to antiarrhythmic therapy or to ablation ... presented in  Table 1 . ICDs for primary prevention The issue of which patients should receive an ICD for the primary ...
MDs To Be / BY: Christian Wiens, BSc(Pharm), May 2009
... in its approach to lecturer conflicts of interest. In 2005, U of T instituted a policy stating “…before ... residency training.”[ 3 ] The CMA does not opine on the issue of lecturer conflicts of interest in medical school ... their relationship with the pharmaceutical industry may affect their judgment. Regrettably, the British Columbia ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Betty Tang, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... and adaptive disabilities. Also, medical complications may present as challenging behaviors.  Because many people ... DD.  This responsibility was taken over by CLBC in July 2005. CLBC is now the government agency with funding ... if there is no clear Axis I psychiatric disorder. The issue of unfamiliarity has also begun to affect services ...
News / BY: Tara Lyon April 2007
... and Miraculous Cures  by Vincent Lam, MD. Anchor Canada, 2005. ISBN 0-385-66144-4. Paperback, 353 pp. $17.95. So Dr ... 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
... 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 ... and supplemental assays available in 2003. Transfusion 2005;45:492-499. 2. Centers for Disease Control and ...
MDs To Be / BY: Lee MacKay, BSc, April 2007
... to the woes of the public health care system in BC, the issue of how best to fix the problems being faced by BC’s ... director, Saskatoon Community Clinic, 24 November 2005). Share prices are determined by the members of the ... British Columbia’s health cooperative movement may be able to transform our national health care system and ...
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 ... 2007. The first $10 million was distributed based on the 2005 Recruitment and Retention proposal that was developed by ...
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 ... with TCM use. Methods Data were collected between December 2005 and February 2006 using a standardized questionnaire ( ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC September 2007
... factors lower the quality of life of medical trainees and may result in medical errors that compromise patient care.[ ... ) was distributed on academic half-days in July and August 2005. Ethics approval was obtained from the UBC Behavioural ... for orthopaedics). This makes statistical validity an issue. However, our response rate of 78% for PGY-1 residents ...