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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 ... of masks in public is a controversial and unresolved issue. Although surgical masks are not designed to protect ... randomized controlled trial published in the  Lancet  in 2005. [7]  Frequent hand washing and appropriate cough ...
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.[ ... ) was distributed on academic half-days in July and August 2005. Ethics approval was obtained from the UBC Behavioural ... for orthopaedics). This makes statistical validity an issue. However, our response rate of 78% for PGY-1 residents ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hiram Mok, MA, MB BCh, BAO, FRCPC March 2007
... through family supports and alternative modalities and may only seek help from a family physician once these efforts ... for patients with physical and psychiatric illnesses, the issue of safety has become especially important. Herbs can ... with TCM use. Methods Data were collected between December 2005 and February 2006 using a standardized questionnaire ( ...
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 ... and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia in January 2005 suggest that ADR reporting by clinicians would be best ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jill Franklin, BA, December 2006
... a surprisingly high rate of disability.” [3]  Symptoms may worsen over time, and the person may become increasingly ... (oral communication, U. Wild, neuropsychologist, 29 August 2005; written communication, J. Stanger, director, Fraser ... criminal justice system then becomes involved as a health issue turns into a societal one (written communication, J. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Diana Carter, MBBS March 2005
... disorder associated with pregnancy. Pregnant women may also suffer from anxiety disorders, such as panic ... for these disorders will appear in Part 2 of this theme issue in April 2005.) Several risk factors and psychosocial correlates have ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Deirdre Ryan, MB, BCh, BAO, FRCPC March 2005
... for these disorders will appear in Part 2 of this theme issue in April 2005.) Postpartum blues Postpartum blues refers to a ... minor tranquilizers at low doses (e.g., lorazepam 0.5 mg) may be helpful for insomnia. Careful monitoring during this ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gregory M.F. Ganz, MD, CM, FRCPC July/August 2005
... of chronic kidney disease, was held in Vancouver in June 2005 ( www.bckidneysummit.com/ ). One of the purposes of this ... 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, ...
Clinical Articles September 2001
... residents being trained in British Columbia to address the issue. Cardiologists fear these factors are currently ... in BC per 100 000 population was calculated for 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. The number of cardiology ... retention, and earlier or later retirement that may occur due to political or economic changes. Population ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Margo R. Fluker, MD, FRCSC November 2001
... However, universal therapy for prevention of disease may not be practical, affordable, or acceptable. Many of the ... as the Women’s Health Initiative may help clarify this issue. Neurocognitive protection A recent wave of media ... Until these results are available (likely after 2005), it would not appear prudent for physicians to promote ...
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