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Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS March 2024
... Canadian average [ Figure 1 ].[ 1 ] A study conducted in 2012 showed that 158 general surgeons were in full-time ... brevity and clarity): “We don’t have too much of an issue with surgeons, but we do have trouble with shortages of ... Pressure points: Acute care and cancer surgery  Our study may have failed to capture some surgeons who practise as ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Samantha Pawer, BSc May 2021
... Abstract Database, BC Ministry of Health. From 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017, hospitalizations were extracted from ... [ 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: Antonia Hyman, MSc April 2020
... sought from an advisory committee that had been formed in 2012. This committee was originally a tripartite ... care and the different perspectives Indigenous patients may have on health and wellness. Shift the definition and ... like to acknowledge that the activities discussed in this issue of the BCMJ took place on the traditional unceded ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
Background Atul Gawande’s 2012 TED Talk about improving health care (How do we heal ... pit appointments. These 36 pit appointments were done in May 2014 and were deemed successful. Subsequently pit ... “Pit often helps me answer and move forward with an issue that I’m stuck on with a patient. Instead of waiting ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP June 2016
... reluctant to self-identify as requiring palliative care may become even more reluctant if the range of services is ... of Oncology released a provisional clinical opinion in 2012 recommending combined palliative care with oncologic ... therapy. Informed consent is only truly informed when this issue has been discussed openly. A palliative approach is ...
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 ... before reverting to 63.5% in 2010, 60.8% in 2011, 58.5% in 2012, and 66.3% for the first quarter of 2013. Data for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Slater, MD, FRCPC, MBA, January/February 2014
... their activities appropriately, and some physicians may be pressured by colleagues to practise outside their area ... currency required. The diagnostic imaging pilot project In 2012 the newly formed Physician Quality Assurance Steering ... the profession, many of which we have discussed here. The issue of currency has been an especially hot topic for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kasandra Harriman, MD, CCFP, November 2014
... gift card. Survey responses were collected from November 2012 to January 2013, then combined and analyzed for ... damaging relationships with specialists, this reluctance may be due to lack of confidence in their own deprescribing ... or the challenge of family unavailability. Thus the issue goes far deeper than this financial aspect. A ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Sandberg, RRT, April 2013
... of services in the Northern Health Authority. Home oxygen may be funded by extended health benefits, if available to ... if they still want oxygen therapy. Costs For the 2011–2012 fiscal year, British Columbia health authorities spent ... of home oxygen remains a concern and continues to be an issue for some patients. For example, in Vancouver Coastal ...