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President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD January/February 2009
... to foreign-trained physicians, and expanding scope of practice to other health care workers such as nurse ... and midwives. In January, the mandated scope of practice of pharmacists has increased, and currently regulation has been proposed to expand scope of practice to naturopaths and optometrists. In the throne ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2009
... is best for the patient. When I first started my general practice, I decided I would not see pharmaceutical detailers ... up the tab for lunches and food at rounds and talks. This practice continues into our working lives. Who hasn’t ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Dance, BSc, LLB, January/February 2009
... conclusion is not compatible with the current standard of practice in BC, where many ER physicians have become skilled ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Albert W. Chan, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... and coronary atherosclerotic disease common in cardiology practice.[ 1,2 ] For the past 3 decades, carotid ... were typical for patients in a cardiovascular practice. Of note, 24 of the 100 patients were symptomatic ... admission. Although clopidogrel use is part of routine CAS practice at Royal Columbian based on our experience in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... grown from an obscure theory to a central concept in the practice of cardiovascular medicine and the prevention of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carl Whiteside, MD, March 2009
... to undergraduate and postgraduate training and on into practice affects on recruitment for rural communities.[ 1-4 ] ... REAP strategies at undergraduate, postgraduate, and practice level. Rural Subsidiary Agreement communities More ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG March 2009
... answers, and a feeling that little will change in your practice as a result of attending. In fact, after decades of ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD March 2009
... us along, encourage us to work together, and improve the practice situation for each of our member sections. As on any ... who are familiar with the government’s proposed scope of practice legislation. But we are moving forward in a positive ... who has spent countless hours ensuring that scope of practice expansion for other health providers is done in a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP, April 2009
... and audit to inform decision making both at the individual practice level and across the health system.[ 8 ] With ... Survey contained several questions on technology use in practice.[ 13,14 ] The 2003 BCMA IT survey and 2005 ... How are EMRs in current outpatient offices being used in practice? • What was the implementation experience for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC April 2009
... was assessed extensively in the mid-1980s by the family practice research group at the University of Calgary,[ 16 ] ...