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Clinical Articles / BY: Samantha Pawer, BSc May 2021
... Methods Self-poisoning hospitalization data in BC from the 2009–10 to 2016–17 fiscal years were retrospectively ... [ Figure 3 ]. Conclusions Self-poisoning is a considerable issue in BC, where high rates and increasing trends among ... 19,[ 17 ] mental health and antidepressant accessibility may have contributed to increased self-poisoning rates among ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... health care in BC First Nations populations in BC may receive different health care services based on whether ... in remote locations. Established in 2003 and expanded in 2009 to cover almost all First Nations communities in ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... with screening of RR 0.80 to 0.82.[ 6-8 ] These studies may, however, underestimate the current effectiveness of ... 12 Canadian screening programs during the period 1990 to 2009,[ 9 ] and observed a 40% mortality reduction, with ... clinically apparent before the patient’s death. The issue then is one of results that precipitate overtreatment. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Sugar, MD October 2018
... department with postoperative concerns, meaning surgeons may not be aware of or involved in the identification and ... result in fragmentation of postoperative care and is an issue for several reasons. First, patients who require ... to reduce excessive hospital visits would be beneficial. A 2009 systematic review performed by Fredricks and colleagues ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Constantin Shuster, MD June 2018
In 2009 a landmark study found that nearly 20% of US Medicare ... risks for morbidity and mortality. Patient dissatisfaction may arise from the perception that the readmission was ... a concerted effort should be made to address this issue with the help of those working at all levels of the ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
... Doctors of BC will ensure adequate communication on this issue. There being no further questions, the motion to accept ... guys. They did give us a very nice lunch, though. You may wonder, “How did things evolve to me being so ... community volunteer, and businessman until his death in 2009. The Dr Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was ...
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 ... Building a Heart Healthy Canada , was published in 2009.  One of the few recommendations from the strategy that ... often navigate multiple care interfaces and consequently may experience fragmented care and poor outcomes.[ 5 ] This ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2016
... like to bring to the Board this year is temperance. This may help us be more efficient with our work.” . . . “To ... is not a productive use of our time and energy. The issue is that our two work models simply clash. Doctors are ... community volunteer, and businessman until his death in 2009. The Dr Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... developed. Often dubbed “walk-in care,” such a system may address the issue of timely access but often fails to offer continuity of ... of a report for YE2009, which was unavailable) and for 2009 to 2013 from reports labelled 10864RPT_xxyyYE. Aspects ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ahmad Al-Sarraf, MD, FRCPC, September 2014
Maintaining healthy vision is an important health issue. For many, loss of vision is associated with loss of ... According to the National Coalition for Vision Health's 2009 report on the state of vision health in Canada, visual ... that the high mortality due to the comorbid conditions may partly explain why age-related macular degeneration and ...