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Clinical Articles / BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC October 2023
... as informed by recent developments in the field. While we may touch on areas of evolving knowledge, it is beyond the ... skills and develop behavioral symptoms in adolescence. In 2006, in a community-based sample in Ontario, Bradley and ... necessary in some cases. A companion article in this issue reviews the psychopharmacological treatment of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... The age-standardized 5-year relative survival ratio for 2006 to 2008 was 88% across the country.[ 4 ] Population ... with screening of RR 0.80 to 0.82.[ 6-8 ] These studies may, however, underestimate the current effectiveness of ... clinically apparent before the patient’s death. The issue then is one of results that precipitate overtreatment. ...
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 ... social marketing campaign.[ 16 ] One program that may have contributed to the decrease in self-harm costs from ... and the rising number of drug overdoses and deaths since 2006. Following the public health emergency declared in BC in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... attention was focused on how QI could favorably affect the issue of medical errors. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was ... indicators for cardiovascular primary care.[ 4 ] In 2006, in an effort to address the burden of cardiovascular ... often navigate multiple care interfaces and consequently may experience fragmented care and poor outcomes.[ 5 ] This ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... an 11.2% increase in the population catchment area from 2006 to 2011.[ 4 ] The move by full-service family physicians ... developed. Often dubbed “walk-in care,” such a system may address the issue of timely access but often fails to offer continuity of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alison Granger-Brown, MA, December 2012
... and increase motivation for change—something that may be sustained after release from prison. Women in BC’s ... education for UBC medical students and residents   In 2006 the Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education ... 25 ]  Infant safety has not been reported as an issue in numerous countries where prison infant and mother ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stacy L. Elliott, MD, November 2011
... to ED.[ 5 ] The risk of ED, particularly in a younger man, may be re­duced by modifying these risk factors (e.g., ... present before myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke.  A 2006 study found that ED symptoms present 3 years earlier, on ... of relationship therapy or treatment of the psychosocial issue (i.e., mindfulness for anxiety and arousal ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sandi Culo, BScOT, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
In 2006, 13.7% of Canadians and 14.6% of British Columbians were ... 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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S.E. Lord, MD, April 2010
... every day. Further reductions in the incidence of PT may depend on more sophisticated insights into the ... to trauma hospitals between 1 January 2001 and 1 December 2006, and ICD-10 codes for an admission diagnosis of PT. ... of an in-depth evaluation of a complex public health issue. In future, data on socioeconomic risks can be used to ...
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 ... Data were collected between December 2005 and February 2006 using a standardized questionnaire ( Figure 1 ) to ...