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Clinical Articles / BY: Tyson A. Boettcher, MD, FRCSC Early online
... challenges that can be equipment- or access-related or may be due to issues such as body image, which can have ... by Zentner and colleagues in part 2 of this theme issue. Finally, BMI is a poor indicator of surgical risk, and ... who underwent total knee replacement between 1987 and 2004 indicated that morbid obesity did not affect 1-year ...
Premise / BY: Clara MacDonald, MSc, MD April 2024
... and prescribing incorrectly. The speakers addressed each issue in turn. When it came time to speak to the concerns ... 1-3 ] According to a Canadian study published in 2004, 7.5% of patients experience at least one adverse event ... primary victims of adverse events, but caring physicians may also be deeply affected.[ 4 ] Second victim syndrome, a ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC April 2023
... Health Initiative hormone therapy trial in 2002 and 2004, fears about hormone therapy hit the press, and the ... BCMJ articles on managing menopause in the October 2022 issue (insert winking emoji). The ongoing challenge is ... versus benefits need to be individualized. Practitioners may struggle to find the time for a thorough discussion on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fahra Rajabali, MSc September 2018
... care system, and society at large. This public health issue directly affects the practice of physicians who must ... due to an injury-related death. Costs from previous years (2004 and 2010) were converted to 2013 dollars using the ... social marketing campaign.[ 16 ] One program that may have contributed to the decrease in self-harm costs from ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C. Bruce Verchere, PhD November 2018
... prohormones as biomarkers of islet graft function that may have value in predicting islet transplant failure.[ 5 ] ... of Dr Tim Kieffer in 2002 and Dr Jim Johnson in 2004. These capable investigators have now developed large ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel J. Lithwick, MHA, April 2016
... nonathletes age 12 to 35 years studied between 1979 and 2004, totaling 2 938 730 person-years of observation. ... screening without an ECG. Finally, potential differences may have existed within the study populations: the athletes ... (0.9%).[ 13 ] High false-positive rates have also been an issue in screening with history and physical examination. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... developed. Often dubbed “walk-in care,” such a system may address the issue of timely access but often fails to offer continuity of ... respectively, after previously steady levels of 15.7% in 2004 and 17.3% in 2006. From 2010 services rendered by allied ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sandi Culo, BScOT, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
... and safety are often needed. The older person in question may ignore medical advice, refuse facility placement, ... If you suspect abuse or neglect, be forthright about the issue. Many older adults will feel a sense of relief rather ... and intervention. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons; 2004. Silberfeld M, Fish A. When the mind fails: A guide to ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Brian F. Russell, MD, September 2011
... 1 ] However, mounting evidence suggests that vitamin D may also influence cardiovascular disease, hypertension, ... 104 confirmed cases of rickets in Canada between 2002 and 2004; 13% were of First Nations descent and 12% of Inuit ... to assist physicians in managing this important health issue ( www.cps.ca/english/statements/ii/fnim07-01.htm ).  ...
News July/August 2010
... regions in BC over a 4-year period. Published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the UBC study examined all deliveries in BC between 2004 and 2007 and found an average of 21.2 per 100 deliveries ... system. The researchers suggest potential reasons may include the differences in practitioners’ responses to ...