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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... to Calgary Health Region trauma service between 1999 and 2003 was only 16%.[ 8 ] The third study reported a conviction ... 9 ] These studies suggest that our emergency departments may have become safe havens for the worst drinking drivers, ... causing bodily harm were dismissed.[ 14 ] Complicating the issue further, the present statutes require the collection of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat G. Camp, MSc, PT, March 2008
... for BC and Canada is challenging, as the symptoms of COPD may not be present until airflow obstruction, a key feature ... by a health professional?” Based on data from the 2003 CCHS,[ 4 ] the prevalence of chronic bronchitis and/or ... match findings from other studies that have explored the issue of underdiagnosis. In the United States, data from the ...
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.[ ... the ACGME initiated an 80-hour weekly duty limit in 2003 to prevent resident fatigue, promote well-being, and ... for orthopaedics). This makes statistical validity an issue. However, our response rate of 78% for PGY-1 residents ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pratibha Reebye, MBBS, FRCPC, May 2007
... that the baby would “grow out of it.” This advice may have worked for at least one-third of the infants who ... frequently used by infant mental health clinicians. In 2003, the  Infant Mental Health Journal  published a special issue devoted to  DC: 0-3R  diagnostic classifications, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
For this theme issue on pandemic influenza, we assembled a panel of experts ... syndrome (SARS) emerged as a zoonotic infection in 2003 but did not cause a pandemic.[ 1 ] Rapid action by ... random occurrences and no one knows when another pandemic may occur. Influenza viruses replicate at a rapid and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC June 2007
... Public and political pressure to “do something” may well mount rapidly, especially if the pandemic virus ... is occurring.  Entry and exit screening during the 2003 SARS epidemic was instituted in many countries but was ... of masks in public is a controversial and unresolved issue. Although surgical masks are not designed to protect ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP July/August 2006
... health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Improved HRQOL may also lead to fewer office visits and hospitalizations and ... mail. The second chart review took place in the spring of 2003. Clinic charts of patients on the September 2001 clinic ... with more severe complications would better clarify this issue. [8] Conclusions Strengths of our study include the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce C. Carleton, PharmD, September 2006
... cited serious and life-threatening ADRs to be a safety issue of concern. The effect of this apparent concern has ... difficulty of recognizing ADRs when they occur. Clinicians may believe another member of the health care team will ... of compulsory ADR reporting. Between March and August 2003, 1500 members of the public and 551 health professionals ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Beever, MD June 2006
... as an “artificial chemical” and are concerned that it may have unwanted or unknown side effects on them. Indeed, ... and colleagues, [11]  and supports the claim that ASSS may be used as a mosquito repellent where there is no ... Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario, in 2003. Table 1. Effectiveness of repellents compared with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... controlled trials and meta-analyses examining this issue. [4-16]  The most recent attempt to answer the ... BC. Data collection was scheduled from 15 April to 15 June 2003. Smaller facilities were encouraged to continue ... data from 23 April to 15 June, two collected from 1 May to 15 July, and three collected from 15 April to 15 July. ...