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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 ... retinopathy. The first islet transplantation occurred in 2003, and since then 70 islet transplantations have been ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC
November 2010
... to Calgary Health Region trauma service between 1999 and 2003 was only 16%.[ 8 ] The third study reported a conviction ... 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: Pat G. Camp, MSc, PT,
March 2008
... for BC and Canada is challenging, as the symptoms of COPD may not be present until airflow obstruction, a key feature ... by a health professional?” Based on data from the 2003 CCHS,[ 4 ] the prevalence of chronic bronchitis and/or ... match findings from other studies that have explored the issue of underdiagnosis. In the United States, data from the ...
News /
BY: Tara Lyon
April 2007
... a little book about the flu (reviewed in the December 2006 issue) and thinks he is an author. The “Laminator” has ... disabilities. Dr Penny returned to Victoria and in 2003 began a new orthopaedic pediatric program at Queen ... in a responsible manner is often a challenge. Patients may bring in their unused meds to doctors’ offices, and ...
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: Pratibha Reebye, MBBS, FRCPC,
May 2007
... that the baby would “grow out of it.” This advice may have worked for at least one-third of the infants who ... frequently used by infant mental health clinicians. In 2003, the Infant Mental Health Journal published a special issue devoted to DC: 0-3R diagnostic classifications, and ...
News /
BY: Geraldine Vance, APR,
September 2007
... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag. The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ... generally extending until the end of September. Since 2003, Canadian Blood Services has performed WNV nucleic acid ... TT-WNV WNV developing within 4 weeks of blood transfusion may be transfusion-associated. Suspected cases of TT-WNV ...
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 ...
President's Comment /
BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB,
November 2007
... membership voted on the new Physician Master Agreement in May of this year, with 95% of those who voted voting in favor ... Working Agreement, the 2002 Memorandum of Agreement, the 2003 Memorandum of Understanding, the 2006 Letter of ... of services. Included in the polybag with this month’s issue of the BC Medical Journal is a Membership Guide to ...
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 ...