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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: 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: 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: 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: 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katie Wiskar, BSc, October 2012
... Canadian population declined for the first time between 2009 and 2010, falling from 48% to 43%.[ 5 ] Studies with ... 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 ...
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 ... practice residents participated in pilot electives. In 2009/10, second-year medical students developed and presented ... 25 ]  Infant safety has not been reported as an issue in numerous countries where prison infant and mother ...