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Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... has been highlighted in the media.[ 10 , 11 , 12 ] Young people age 20 to 29 years have higher rates of mental illness ... Later, the reason for referral and whether the type of appointment given was deemed appropriate were also ... for someone with my trouble (30/40 = 75%). I had a good understanding of my treatment and support plan (34/44 = ...
Premise / BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP May 2017
Four books about death and dying by physicians provide a good start for all physicians, general or specialized, ... in our work and we become somewhat inured to its effect on people who do not see it as often as we do. People are afraid ... being present for the patient as they near the end in a type of spiritual companionship that gives hope.[ 2 ] Nuland ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sandi Culo, BScOT, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
... self-neglect, and poor insight. Individuals with this type of impairment can be easily influenced, coerced, and ... initiative, depression, anxiety, and paranoia can prevent people from implementing their choices and thus make them ... issues, and basic management strategies is integral to good care. Both internal factors, such as cognitive ...
Premise / BY: Michael A. Ross, MD, FRCSC October 2007
... and 11% of men suffer from migraine. MRIs on all these people would bankrupt the system. Anxious patients will ... they leave discouraged, realizing that this is not the type of care they need. Those barely able to leave home are ... put in a plug for the fee, which always does somebody some good. Fearsome authority Hippocrates was born into an age of ...
Premise / BY: Faith E. Hayman, LLB, BA, BEd April 2006
... status, so the ability to work is critical to most people’s financial survival. When health issues interfere ... ‘non-diagnoses’—mean.” The court described the type of evidence which was required as follows: “So there ... under an obligation to adjudicate claims fairly and in good faith. These principles were applied in a disability ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Todd Cherniak, LLB September 2005
... the waiting periods are universally too long, with most people not able to obtain timely access to MRI except in the ... professional advice A result that shows no injury is a good result for the claimant. In practically all cases (with ... two. This baseline MRI information will curtail this type of defence and allow each accident to be properly ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marlene E. Hunter, MD, FCFPC January/February 2003
... the Stikine; Iskut, 80 kilometres south on Highway 37; and Good Hope Lake, 11/2 hours north. For many years, there was ... doctor might work all day in the clinic (a busy day: 18 people), be called out twice during the night, drive to ... eradicate most applicants. It takes a certain personality type to enjoy working in such small centres. Usually it means ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Murray Allen, MD July/August 2002
... are more prone to whiplash. So too are frail or elderly people with neck arthritis. But while these two groups may ... whiplash symptoms. It’s important to keep your neck in good physical shape, especially if you’ve already suffered ... classified in three types, by degree of the injury.  Type 1:  A mild case, which starts with a delay of symptoms ...
Premise / BY: William A. Falk, MD, FCFPC, FRCGP December 2002
...   The department of National Health and Welfare had a good idea in 1950 when it conducted the Canadian Sickness ... $59 583 765. This suggests there could be a tendency for people to claim their rights when they need medical care but ... of Health expenditures by principal programs, 1999-2000 Type of expenditure Emergency health Adult medical health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: A.J. Macgregor, MD November 2002
... interest, but it is only one of many. In addition, young people believe that in their lives they may have many careers ... for doctors, we have reason to believe that it may not be good for patients. In fairness to residents, we have to ... is not resuscitated. Fragmented, episodic, boutique-type services will hardly meet the needs of a majority of our ...