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Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC September 2007
... factors lower the quality of life of medical trainees and may result in medical errors that compromise patient care.[ ... the ACGME initiated an 80-hour weekly duty limit in 2003 to prevent resident fatigue, promote well-being, and ... for orthopaedics). This makes statistical validity an issue. However, our response rate of 78% for PGY-1 residents ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
For this theme issue on pandemic influenza, we assembled a panel of experts ... syndrome (SARS) emerged as a zoonotic infection in 2003 but did not cause a pandemic.[ 1 ] Rapid action by ... random occurrences and no one knows when another pandemic may occur. Influenza viruses replicate at a rapid and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC June 2007
... Public and political pressure to “do something” may well mount rapidly, especially if the pandemic virus ... is occurring.  Entry and exit screening during the 2003 SARS epidemic was instituted in many countries but was ... of masks in public is a controversial and unresolved issue. Although surgical masks are not designed to protect ...
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, ... and colleagues, [11]  and supports the claim that ASSS may be used as a mosquito repellent where there is no ... Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario, in 2003. Table 1. Effectiveness of repellents compared with ...
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 ... of compulsory ADR reporting. Between March and August 2003, 1500 members of the public and 551 health professionals ...
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 ... mail. The second chart review took place in the spring of 2003. Clinic charts of patients on the September 2001 clinic ... with more severe complications would better clarify this issue. [8] Conclusions Strengths of our study include the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael D.D. McNeely, MD, FRCPC, FCACB July/August 2005
... It is important to recognize that the race adjustments may be important modifiers. Further research regarding the ... of eGFR values is covered in the other articles in this issue.) Because the MDRD equation for calculating eGFR was ... Medicine developed a common approach, and in October 2003 almost all laboratories in the province began to use the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... controlled trials and meta-analyses examining this issue. [4-16]  The most recent attempt to answer the ... BC. Data collection was scheduled from 15 April to 15 June 2003. Smaller facilities were encouraged to continue ... data from 23 April to 15 June, two collected from 1 May to 15 July, and three collected from 15 April to 15 July. ...
MDs To Be / BY: Paul Dhillon, MBBChBAO, LRCP&SI, EMDM, CCFP, DRCOG, DTM&H(Lon), FRGS March 2005
... provision was provided by polling results released in late 2003. Thousands of Canadians were polled in a survey ... and in the hospital.” Although some of these people may choose not to have a family physician, a visit to most ... the care they provide in hospitals.” [2]  This issue is addressed through greater awareness and the growing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... work and duty hours first proposed in the 1930s may become even more stringent. Human sleep requirements In ... about possible similar error rates in Canada led to the 2003 federal budget allocation of $10 million annually for ... be tolerated in any other profession where safety is an issue. Typical work weeks exceed 50 hours, while work weeks ...