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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 ...
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 ... a high of 26.3% of in-hospital deliveries in 2005–2006. Until recently, BC had the highest cesarean rate in the ... system. The researchers suggest potential reasons may include the differences in practitioners’ responses to ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... increases had always been modest (3% and under, with 2001, 2006, 2007, and 2008 at 0%). With careful management of ... of General Practitioners of BC for their patience on this issue. Dr Bryan Norton, president of the Society of General ... membership. We also need to reach out to physicians who may feel disenfranchised.   I firmly believe the BCMA is ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Dan McCarthy, MD January/February 2008
... comorbidities. As an additional consideration, GPs may access a new Complex Care Follow-up Management Fee for ... Dr Cavers. “This revised Complex Care Fee addresses the issue that existed under the old fee-for-service model, and ...
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 ...
News / BY: Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD March 2007
... good governance and effective member representation is an issue that the BCMA has looked at for 20 years and has been ... the pharmacist will then charge you the difference. You may then submit your charge to Sun Life under the Standard ... Medical Journal Editorial Board was pleased to award the 2006 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
For this theme issue on pandemic influenza, we assembled a panel of experts ... random occurrences and no one knows when another pandemic may occur. Influenza viruses replicate at a rapid and ... of Canada ( www.influenza.gc.ca ), where the most recent 2006 version of the national plan can also be found ( ...
Editorials April 2007
... have a much better system today. We have a current funding issue in BC that is just one symptom of a sickness that has ... the way we fund much of our health care. While this may involve increasing the role of the private sector in ... waiting over 6 months for hospital care in Britain. By 2006, there was none. In Britain, patients may choose from ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mario McKenna, MSc, September 2007
... physicians make. Of particular importance is the growing issue of recruitment and retention of academic faculty in ... their degrees between 1976 and 1995 ( table 4 ). This may be one factor contributing to the number of senior ... psychiatrists, who were actively practising medicine in 2006.[ 7 ]  Even though the number of Canadian and IMG ...