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News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... Practice Service Committee (GPSC), originally created in 2002 but charged with significantly increased ... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag.  The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ... TT-WNV WNV developing within 4 weeks of blood transfusion may be transfusion-associated. Suspected cases of TT-WNV ...
News / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2007
... at the International Conference on Physician Health in 2002. With eloquence and grace, she told us about the murder ... the medical workplace, an increasingly common and pressing issue in our health care system. It is a phenomenon that we ... from Ms Magnussen’s gripping account and wise words. May Dr Snider’s life not be in vain. News Book Review - A ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jill Franklin, BA, December 2006
... a surprisingly high rate of disability.” [3]  Symptoms may worsen over time, and the person may become increasingly ... criminal justice system then becomes involved as a health issue turns into a societal one (written communication, J. ... Barristers and Solicitors. Recent Publications, 1994-2002. Slater Vecchio web site.  ...
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 ... reported 1193 ADRs in children between 1998 and 2002. However, this voluntary reporting system unquestionably ...
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 ... in the Bella Coola Valley between August 2001 and May 2002. [24]  The aim of this investigation was to obtain some ... with more severe complications would better clarify this issue. [8] Conclusions Strengths of our study include the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: G. Ross Baker, PhD, September 2006
... adverse events in Canadian hospitals. [1]  Published in May 2004, the study was based on methods developed by ... training, and research. The Canadian study was launched in 2002 after it became clear that the results of the US study ... establish an estimate of the scale of the patient safety issue within Canadian hospitals, but improvements in safety ...
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, ... in the late afternoon or early evening during the fall of 2002. An event was judged to have occurred if a pruritic ... and colleagues, [11]  and supports the claim that ASSS may be used as a mosquito repellent where there is no ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Galt Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2005
... that the highest calling in medicine is to specialize and may unwittingly give the impression that general ... actually decreased by 3.1% (from 1:1031 to 1:1064). In 2002, the estimated FP-to-population ratio for Canada was ... then migrate to the city. Lastly, there is the ethical issue of Canada recruiting (“poaching”) physicians from ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... [1-3]  but controversy continues. [4,5] In October 2002, the BC Ministry of Health Services, through the ... controlled trials and meta-analyses examining this issue. [4-16]  The most recent attempt to answer the ... data from 23 April to 15 June, two collected from 1 May to 15 July, and three collected from 15 April to 15 July. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2005
... living in the Bella Coola Valley between August 2001 and May 2002. Questionnaires were mailed out three times: the first ... more difficult for others to even recognize this important issue.” [56] The finding of a relationship between ...