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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 ... new era of treatable Alzheimer disease,” September 2004  [1]  has generated and for the opportunity to respond ...
News January/February 2005
... deadline for contributing to an RRSP to qualify for a 2004 deduction is 1 March 2005. To guarantee payment of your ... 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 ...
MDs To Be / BY: Paul Dhillon, MBBChBAO, LRCP&SI, EMDM, CCFP, DRCOG, DTM&H(Lon), FRGS March 2005
... and in the hospital.” Although some of these people may choose not to have a family physician, a visit to most ... openings.” [5]  Following these dismal results, “in 2004, there were 124 unmatched family medicine positions in ... the care they provide in hospitals.” [2]  This issue is addressed through greater awareness and the growing ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS March 2005
... personally claimed and received any Negotiated Benefits in 2004, and for any physician covered under the Physicians’ ... and Income Consent Form. If you anticipate that others may make inquiries on your behalf, please visit the BCMA web ... Banquet. Registration forms will be available in the April issue of the  BCMJ . Save time by registering in advance! ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maria Corral, MD, FRCPC April 2005
... psychotropic medications (see articles elsewhere in this issue) that are usually needed. Bright light therapy The use ... and postpartum women with mood and anxiety disorders may benefit from bright light therapy as their symptoms are ... [3]  In a follow-up study (M. Corral, unpublished data, 2004), 18 women were randomly assigned to one of two groups, ...
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 ... in a graduated way to all residents. [41]  Since August 2004 residents have been limited to 58 hours work per ... 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 ... Stan Solomon and Peter Taylor. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2004. ISBN 1-55263-605-4. Hardcover, 112 pages. $49.95. ... Psoriasis Education Program (PEP) has released the first issue of PEP Talk, a publication for people affected by ...
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 ... with standardized report comments went into effect in late 2004. Since most labs overestimate true creatinine by some ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gregory M.F. Ganz, MD, CM, FRCPC July/August 2005
... provision of patient-specific tools such as flow sheets may be more useful. [14]  The Kidney Care Initiative on ... kidney disease in the primary care setting”  in this issue). In addition to promoting awareness of the guidelines, ... physicians choose family practice as a career. In the 2004 CaRMS match, only 26.4% of applicants from Canadian ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... fiscal year, then grew 9.5% in the fiscal year ending in 2004. The associated changes in cost were 13.3%, 18.7%, and ... 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. ...