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MDs To Be / BY: Christian Wiens, BSc(Pharm), May 2009
... in its approach to lecturer conflicts of interest. In 2005, U of T instituted a policy stating “…before ... residency training.”[ 3 ] The CMA does not opine on the issue of lecturer conflicts of interest in medical school ... their relationship with the pharmaceutical industry may affect their judgment. Regrettably, the British Columbia ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Betty Tang, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... and adaptive disabilities. Also, medical complications may present as challenging behaviors.  Because many people ... DD.  This responsibility was taken over by CLBC in July 2005. CLBC is now the government agency with funding ... if there is no clear Axis I psychiatric disorder. The issue of unfamiliarity has also begun to affect services ...
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: 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: 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 ...
MDs To Be / BY: Lee MacKay, BSc, April 2007
... to the woes of the public health care system in BC, the issue of how best to fix the problems being faced by BC’s ... director, Saskatoon Community Clinic, 24 November 2005). Share prices are determined by the members of the ... British Columbia’s health cooperative movement may be able to transform our national health care system and ...
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 ...