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MDs To Be / BY: Katie Wiskar, BSc, October 2012
... and preventive health care among physicians.  The 2007 Physician Health Survey conducted by E. Frank and C. ... whole foods.  In addition to overall diet, the issue of workplace nutrition has recently received some ... ubiquity of inadequate nutrition among physicians, as they may result in decreased quality of patient care and medical ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Prabjit Barn, MSc, May 2012
... in the lowest level of a building, such as basements.  In 2007 Health Canada lowered the guideline for annual radon ... (100 Bq/m3).[ 2 ]  Although many homes in BC may have radon concentrations below the Health Ca­nada ... Physicians can champion this important public health issue by talking to their patients about the dangers of radon ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2011
... a total of 221 cases of LD in the previous year, 2007 (range 0 to 5 cases per physician); 1,459 (92%) ... the disease in BC despite it being a low endemic area. One issue identified in the survey was 60% of respondents were ... no laboratory testing is necessary.  The antibody test may be negative early in LD, as it may take several weeks for ...
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 ... of an in-depth evaluation of a complex public health issue. In future, data on socioeconomic risks can be used to ... Trauma Association of Canada annual meeting in Ottawa in 2007. The authors are indebted to the British Columbia Trauma ...
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 deliveries in BC between 2004 and 2007 and found an average of 21.2 per 100 deliveries were ... system. The researchers suggest potential reasons may include the differences in practitioners’ responses to ...
MDs To Be / BY: Christian Wiens, BSc(Pharm), May 2009
... Nonetheless, more is required. Although the most recent 2007 Canadian Medical Association guidelines state that ... 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: Marilyn J. Borugian, PhD, December 2009
... breast screening program.[ 10 ] Methods In November 2007, surveys were mail­ed to 5140 family physicians in ... women The perception that mammography is painful was the issue most often mentioned by patients (24%) in response to a ... we did not survey gynecologists or other specialists who may recommend mammography more or less than family ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
... from COPD itself.[ 26 , 27 ]  Like CKD, part of this risk may be due to a commonality of risk factors, but after ... However, two studies from 2002 directly addressed this issue.  A large meta-analysis by Salpeter and colleagues ... and modification. Recognizing the problem As of 1 July 2007 the population of British Columbia was estimated to be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nathan A. Hoag, BSc, October 2008
... cancer), with an estimated 22300 cases and 4300 deaths in 2007. Approximately one in eight men will eventually develop ... future prostate cancer screening directions, though it may be several years before results are published and ... do cover the PSA test for screening ( Table 2 ).[ 21 ] The issue of PSA testing coverage by MSP has been a topic of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Osman S. Ipsiroglu, MD, MAS, MBA, November 2008
... meeting, Meet the Needs, Close the Gaps, on 25 June 2007, at BCCH. Members of the clinical research team, guest ... The burden of care for the caregivers of these children may be so heavy that they are forced to request alternate ... Canada, nor has sleep been identified as a public health issue, which has to be addressed in a structured way. ...