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Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS March 2024
... in 2012 showed that 158 general surgeons were in full-time practice at hospitals in BC, which was 74 less than the ... with informal arrangements did not. This is a new model of practice in busier hospitals where surgeons do not have a traditional elective practice with associated elective operating room and ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB March 2024
After a few years in practice, I witnessed some of my older colleagues give up ... a day off during the week, and I still do. Starting out in practice is nerve-racking. The worries are endless. The ... every new patient who walked through my door into my practice. That saved me a lot of headaches and is a pearl I ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM April 2024
... in light of statutory and common laws that inform practice. A list of online resources for the various agencies ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC Early online
... Act, had a duty to maintain the standard of medical practice throughout the province. What better way was ... of which are accreditation programs (16%), complaints and practice investigations (16%), and legal services (14%). In ... access to top-ranked point-of-care tools such as BMJ Best Practice and DynaMed and a variety of other online clinical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Valerie C. Doyon, MD January/February 2024
... the Breslow depth [ Figure 2 ]. According to clinical practice guidelines, incisional biopsies should be performed ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Adrian Marcuzzi, BHSc Early online
... to total knee arthroplasty; highlight concerns about the practice; and advise against opioid use in this patient ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S. Darabian, BA Early online
... and treatment programs. Imaging Contemporary clinical practice guidelines suggest that knee osteoarthritis can be ... comprehensive physical examination conducted in the family practice setting are sufficient to make a preliminary ... most patients, diagnosis can be established in the family practice setting based on a comprehensive pain history and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brooke McDonald, MD March 2024
... skills or obstetrical surgical skills training program, in practice, the certificate is not a requirement for hospital ... scan of surgical care in rural BC to identify the practice locations of enhanced surgical skills ... personnel were excluded from the scan. Data on the practice locations of enhanced surgical skills physicians, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: A. Sidhu, MD Early online
... data to support routine use of the treatment in clinical practice. Most studies have small sample sizes, there are ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD January/February 2024
... who were on the verge of retiring have stayed in practice thanks to the new payment model, and this shift has ... and administrative obligations attached to having a family practice. They also fear not being able to find coverage when ...