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MDs To Be / BY: Joshua Lai, BSc, January/February 2013
... patient. But she was already recording the pressure in her notes. “Aren’t you going to check it too?” I asked, ... embarrassed, but didn’t want that to compromise Bob’s health; the dilemma burned in my throat. But before I could ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gary Mazowita, MD, March 2013
... mellitus is a major metabolic disease with known poor health outcomes and significant costs to the individual and the health care system. It is one of several chronic disabling ... in its Diabetes Guidelines for Elderly Residents in LTC, notes that glucose values in the 10 to 20 mmol/L range are ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2013
... of the various reporting committees and elected officers. Health effects of noise   Dr John O’Brien-Bell requested ... the issue. The matter had been forwarded to the Council on Health Promotion, so Dr Bill Mackie answered that they had ... Dr Clive Duncan Dr Robert Hurley Dr Maureen Piercey News&Notes Special feature: BCMA Annual Meeting 2013 ...
MDs To Be / BY: Joanne Bleackley, BSc, October 2013
... flip through the history, lab values, orders, and surgery notes, my stomach gives a loud growl. Great. An-other ... haul. We were imagining countless hours trapped in the health records department. However, as we continued with the ... rec-ord, including the doctor’s orders, the nurse’s notes, and the pathology report. Soon, our process became ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Coldman, PhD November 2013
... North America both the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTFPH) and the US Preventive Services Task Force ... aid for breast cancer screening created by the Public Health Agency of Canada[ 5 ] to inform women of the potential ... Information handout for patients: BCMJ.org Health Notes Breast cancer screening: Is it right for you? ...
News&Notes / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2013
... is also rapidly rising interest in using smart phones for health and wellness.  A survey of Canadians conducted by ... addition, CTWA found that 26% of mobile phone users access health and wellness tools through their devices. Common ... unrelated to any apps mentioned in this article. News&Notes Health-e-Apps: A project to encourage effective use of ...