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Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Slater, MD, FRCPC, MBA, January/February 2014
... the practitioner from unreasonable restrictions in practice as well as unreasonable expectations. Traditionally, ... for example, is expected to restrict his or her practice to the “normal and customary” activities of that ... average physician would experience in 8 weeks of full-time practice, which is also the minimum level of activity ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Malcolm Brigden, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP, January/February 2014
... and when can it be encountered in general clinical practice? Monoclonal gammopathy is the in­­creased ... benign medical conditions commonly encountered in clinical practice may be associated with monoclonal gammopathy ( see ... (MGUS): When is MGUS likely to be encountered in general practice? What investigations should be undertaken? How ...
Letters / BY: R.M. Preshaw, MD January/February 2014
... in low back pain. The first is a summary of worldwide practice guidelines, including guidelines from chiropractic ...
Letters / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC January/February 2014
... independently developed, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines recommend spinal manipulative therapy ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) January/February 2014
... through local initiatives such as Divisions of Family Practice and in new facilities-based programs to increase, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kostas Ioannou, MD, FRCPC, March 2014
... degree, his foresight would eventually influence the practice of medicine by helping clinicians evaluate and treat ...
Letters / BY: James Quan, MD, March 2014
... I had in medical school, the senior members of my general practice group, and the teachers I had during my psychiatry ... with its many competing values, all of which affect the practice of medicine and delivery of health care. For ... wait their turn. Some recent graduates have an approach to practice that emphasizes a life-work balance and they strive ...
Letters / BY: Murray McFadden, MD, March 2014
... a result of Justice Cory’s report,[ 4 ] “Medical Audit Practice in Ontario.” That high-level and comprehensive ... be disseminated to the profession.  The Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC) has described the BC audit system. ...
Letters / BY: Keith J. White, MD March 2014
... by Dr Graham White, past chair of the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC). This is the second printing of ... opportunities. —Keith J. White, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Letters Re: Why an audit? The audit ...
Premise / BY: Siavash Jafari, MD, MHSc, FRCPC March 2014
... on prescribers who clearly deviate from accepted medical practice in terms of prescription painkiller dosage, numbers ... C. Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: A new Canadian practice guideline. CMAJ 2010;182:923-930. Premise ...