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Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... in screening mammography are inherent to the practice. In 2015 the positive predictive value in the SMP ... there is no recommendation for or against this practice in asymptomatic women. Finally, the policy ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... expected to have the ability to: •    Audit biopsy practice.  •    Coordinate multidisciplinary rounds (in ... information required to measure performance and audit practice.[ 7 ] Coordinated care benefits In 2009 the Rapid ... at the patient level using the age-appropriate MSP General Practice in-office visit fees. Costs for RABC care were ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amie Padilla-Thornton, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... evaluation. Finally, because of slight variations in local practice, referring physicians should be aware of the role ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Warburton, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... be helpful in making the best decision for the patient. Practice guidelines ( Table ) have been developed to help ...
Clinical Articles / BY: F. Michelle Sutter, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... ultrasound in clinically node-negative patients. This practice may evolve as we continue to gain long-term ... be why an increasing number of patients in one surgeon’s practice have opted for partial mastectomy and adjuvant ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine E. Simmons, MD, MSc, FRCPC March 2018
... guidelines. Although guidelines are helpful, in practice the decision to offer neoadjuvant therapy to a ... has been a subject of debate. Nonetheless, in clinical practice, pCR is a very reassuring outcome and suggests that ...
Obituaries / BY: Alan Burris, MD March 2018
... in 1952 and joined the Burris Clinic. Stewart loved the practice of medicine, and over the next 4 decades he ...
Obituaries / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD March 2018
... at the Elgin Medical Clinic, Yan started a solo general practice in Coquitlam in December 1961. Thus began his ... term punctuality almost ceased to exist in his vocabulary, practice, and family life. Common were calls to Jean that he ... end, in his work clothes until morning. In this milieu his practice thrived and his family flourished. His practice was ...
Obituaries / BY: Jill Calder, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... her own medical career and advocacy work. Tom’s busy practice was old-fashioned, full-service medicine with house ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... have reported similar findings.[ 19 , 20 ] This practice may have a synergistic effect on STI transmission, ... to affect the innate immune response.[ 23 ] Also, the practice of serosorting (choosing sexual partners with the ... understand the potentially synergistic effect of this practice on STI transmission. Acknowledgments We would like ...