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Letters / BY: Douglas C. Drummond, MD January/February 2005
In the September issue of this journal, several articles reviewed and endorsed ... have not proven their worth. To support their view, they may cite the AD2000 reported earlier this year. [2]  While ... this aggregate of all of published RCTs through January 2003. There was, however, no provision within TREAD for an ...
News January/February 2005
... If you are a newly practising physician or new to BC, you may not be aware that you can authorize CMPA to ... payment by direct deposit to your bank account, we will issue it to you in quarterly installments throughout the ... comfort of this type of hemorrhoid banding. Since January 2003, Dr Cleator has performed over 5000 successful banding ...
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 ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS March 2005
... and Income Consent Form. If you anticipate that others may make inquiries on your behalf, please visit the BCMA web ... .  By Sterling Haynes, MD. Prince George: Caitlin Press, 2003. ISBN 0-920576-97-4. 143 pages. $18.95. Bloody Practice ... Banquet. Registration forms will be available in the April issue of the  BCMJ . Save time by registering in advance! ...
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 ...
News June 2005
... on your nursing staff were equally well trained? This may seem like an impossible notion, but not when you hardwire ... as decisions about electroconvulsive therapy. In November 2003, the BCMA’s Council on Health Promotion issued a press ... Psoriasis Education Program (PEP) has released the first issue of PEP Talk, a publication for people affected by ...
Letters / BY: Jack Burak, MD July/August 2005
... addressed was what I consider the single most important issue within our association: income disparity. I am informed ... seeing in the Okanagan and others be paid a pittance? One may respond that these groups are actually underpaid whilst ... was approved by a membership referendum in November 2003. —Jack Burak, MD BCMA President (Past) Letters Income ...
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. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS November 2005
... at age 90 years. [3]  The duration of late disease may vary among individuals. Patients with late AD are more ... and treatment of which are discussed elsewhere in this issue (“Behavioral and psychological disturbances in ...  (accessed 8 May 2003) Late Alzheimer disease is characterized by severe ...