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Editorials / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... administrative data from Quebec indicates that in the year 2000 there was a prevalence rate of 4.09 cases per 1000 ... diseases such as hypertension and coronary artery disease may have a significant negative impact on patients with ... about common issues and available resources. In this theme issue we attempt to bridge some knowledge gaps with four ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... consistently higher than the national average since 2000, and has increased significantly since the 1989 House of ... on their patients but report feeling unable to address the issue in a systematic way.[ 22 ] The poverty intervention ... BC Ministry of Children and Family Development that they may be eligible for coverage of medically necessary ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darren E.R. Warburton, PhD May 2016
... been documented since ancient times, beginning more than 2000 years ago when Hippocrates highlighted the importance of ... relationship As already discussed in this theme issue, there is a clear dose-response relationship between ... of health, including the number of years a person may live in a diseased or dependent state.[ 9,13 ] Various ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
... entire system is never going to be fixed--as soon as one issue is addressed, major or minor, something else crops up. ... president of the Society of General Practitioners in 1999/2000, my colleague and mentor Dr Ken Kolotyluk was the ... find that if you hear people out and you work together, it may take more time, but when you achieve a consensus decision ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Zamil Karim, MD, FRCPC, October 2013
... to AVN, replacement of his joint did not occur until May 1987. In the interim, the patient developed AVN in his ... and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997.  In 2000 the patient sued the gastroenterologist, claiming that ... prednisone prescribed might have been excessive.  On the issue of informed consent, the judge believed that a ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2013
... of Medical Staff at Whitehorse General Hospital. In 2000, Dr Cunningham and his family moved to the Cowichan ... and made too many other people’s problems my own, which may have been a contributor to my divorce. Why should medical ... in facilities and make them work once again. Which health issue is not getting enough attention? End-of-life care and ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katie Wiskar, BSc, October 2012
... whole foods.  In addition to overall diet, the issue of workplace nutrition has recently received some ... ubiquity of inadequate nutrition among physicians, as they may result in decreased quality of patient care and medical ... With Your Doc initiative, attended by over 100 doctors and 2000 patients around the province, is an excellent example of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, July/August 2011
... sources of lead exposure for children are still an issue.  There is no known safe level of lead exposure. ... of 3.8 million 2-year-olds (in US dollars for the year 2000).[ 5 ] Our case study illustrates the complementary ... into cases of toxic exposures where the public may be at risk—for example those involving exposure in ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... in the British Columbia trauma registry between 1992 and 2000 were convicted of impaired driving.[ 7 ]  The second ... 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: David N. Landsberg, MD, May 2010
... After initial research probing societal views on this issue,[ 9 ] the first LAD transplant was perform­ed in ... to protect both the re­cipient and the donor. LAD kidneys may be given to a patient at the top of the wait list, or ... of islet trans­plantation reported from Edmonton in 2000,[ 19 ] this therapy is still considered experimental and ...