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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 April 2013
Australia’s universal health care system outperforms Canada across many measures of ... and outcomes, and offers important lessons for Canada on health policy reform, according to a new report from the ... comparing Canadian and Australian health care, the report notes that Canadian government health ex­penditures ...
News October 2013
A report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says that compromised wounds like ... ulcers and bed sores are a serious problem for the health system. According to the report, 30% of patients in ... as 12% in long-term care and 11% in home care. The study notes that between 49% and 85% of the 2000 foot amputations ...
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? ...