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Clinical Articles / BY: Wei-Shuen King, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2012
... category. This could be interpreted as evidence that practice is changing toward more evidence-based use of ... require frequent reinforcement to continue altering practice.[ 12 ] In summary, the introduction of ... However, along with this improvement in prescribing practice, the 2009 audit also shows that many clinicians are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... limit antibiotic requests and hence use.[ 2 ] The medical practice audit is a powerful tool for altering clinical ... history.[ 3 , 4 ] It can be applied to both general practice and specialty care. Apart from determining the pattern of practice either retrospectively or prospectively, audit ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle Horn, BA, March 2012
... for primary care physicians to be aware of appropriate practice guidelines. Physicians considering the use of an SGA ... quality of medical care.[ 19 , 20 ]  The Harvard Medical Practice Study reported that diagnostic errors resulted in ... familiar with techniques to reduce it.[ 22 ]  The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), a partnership between the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Juren, MD, May 2012
... of the senior staff that he turned away from clinical practice and back to his passion for numbers to begin a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David D. Sweet, MD, FRCPC May 2012
... Evidence 2 Excellence employs an electronic community of practice, popularized by Wenger and colleagues,[ 52 ] to ... and trainee arrangements, resources, and other aspects of practice. Thus, a critical strength of this study is that it ... of safely and effectively applying evidence to clinical practice. The reasons for this difficulty are multifactorial ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gibong Lee, BSc(Pharm), MD, July/August 2012
... are now available. Current use is limited to veterinary practice, where levamisole serves as an anthelmintic.[ 3 ] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC July/August 2012
... 2010, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, UBC), was collected in summer ... information, see page 301, “Using methadone for pain: Practice points.” Risks Despite methadone’s many ... other products, Abstral. Using methadone for pain: Practice points •    To apply for an exemption from the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sophia Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2012
... by the World Health Organization as a standard of clinical practice and provoked global interest in dyslipidemic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Forbes, MD, September 2012
... because recurrence is a concern after hernia repair, the practice of recommending extended convalescence has persisted ... of new technologies and techniques has challenged the practice of recommending a prolonged period of convalescence ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nadia A. Khan, MSc, MD October 2012
... strategies recommended to lower blood pressure.  Clinical practice guidelines such as the Canadian Hypertension ...