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Clinical Articles /
BY: Wei-Shuen King, MD, FRCPC,
January/February 2012
... category. This could be interpreted as evidence that practice is changing toward more evidence-based use of ... require frequent reinforcement to continue altering practice.[ 12 ] In summary, the introduction of ... However, along with this improvement in prescribing practice, the 2009 audit also shows that many clinicians are ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
March 2012
... limit antibiotic requests and hence use.[ 2 ] The medical practice audit is a powerful tool for altering clinical ... history.[ 3 , 4 ] It can be applied to both general practice and specialty care. Apart from determining the pattern of practice either retrospectively or prospectively, audit ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michelle Horn, BA,
March 2012
... for primary care physicians to be aware of appropriate practice guidelines. Physicians considering the use of an SGA ... quality of medical care.[ 19 , 20 ] The Harvard Medical Practice Study reported that diagnostic errors resulted in ... familiar with techniques to reduce it.[ 22 ] The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), a partnership between the ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Annika Klopp, BSc,
April 2012
... cultures meet? How are our experiences relevant to future practice? Reflections It’s Friday morning. The supplies are ... the widely utilized CanMEDS framework.[ 15 ] For future practice Having a background understanding of other cultures ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Andrew J. Juren, MD,
May 2012
... of the senior staff that he turned away from clinical practice and back to his passion for numbers to begin a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: David D. Sweet, MD, FRCPC
May 2012
... Evidence 2 Excellence employs an electronic community of practice, popularized by Wenger and colleagues,[ 52 ] to ... and trainee arrangements, resources, and other aspects of practice. Thus, a critical strength of this study is that it ... of safely and effectively applying evidence to clinical practice. The reasons for this difficulty are multifactorial ...
News&Notes /
BY: Lila Yewchuk, MD, FRCPC,
June 2012
... The Canadian Diabetes Association’s 2008 clinical practice guidelines describe insulin therapy as the ... using outside agencies for medical care, an existing practice in BC schools, could meet this need. In the past, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Gibong Lee, BSc(Pharm), MD,
July/August 2012
... are now available. Current use is limited to veterinary practice, where levamisole serves as an anthelmintic.[ 3 ] ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC
July/August 2012
... 2010, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, UBC), was collected in summer ... information, see page 301, “Using methadone for pain: Practice points.” Risks Despite methadone’s many ... other products, Abstral. Using methadone for pain: Practice points • To apply for an exemption from the ...
News&Notes /
BY: Jay Draper
July/August 2012
... It continues the collaborative initiatives of the General Practice Services Committee, the Specialist Services ... Committee, the Shared Care Committee, and the General Practice Services Committee ($2.2 million). But despite the ... and complex disease management fees. Where would general practice be without those fees? “Some of the increases to ...