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Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC January/February 2010
... The Canadian Diabetes Association’s 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines[ 4 ] state that a random blood glucose ... and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) published its Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines for DKA (updated again in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC March 2010
... procedure was built into our program as standard practice from the outset. Very rarely, patients may be asked ... rates of 20% to 50%. PSA outcomes It is a common practice to inform patients of treatment outcomes using data ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S. Green, MD, FCFP March 2010
... not obtain the operative experience necessary for future practice if work hours are limited.[ 8 ]  Meanwhile, in ... would affect procedural competency and preparedness for practice. These correlations were performed while controlling ... believed that they would still be adequately prepared for practice even with tighter restrictions show­ed a moderate ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) March 2010
Two hundred years ago the practice of medicine was a field notable for its reliance on ... of government officials in the discussions around scope of practice, and it appears with some regularity in the ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, March 2010
The General Practice Services Committee’s Practice Support Program (PSP) held a pilot learning session ... before the summer.  —Liza Kallstrom Executive Lead, Practice Support Program Professional Relations, BCMA Family ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jenny Ko, March 2010
... On the one hand, competence is decision-specific in practice; a person may possess the mental capacity to make ... of euthanasia not only increases the likelihood that the practice of euthanasia will be abused for economic gain, but ... be the reason for requesting euthanasia.[ 10 ]  Moreover, practice of euthanasia assigns social worth and accordingly ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2010
... 2 ]  Clinical research has prompted a revolution in practice philosophy to include CV risk prevention. The ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David N. Landsberg, MD, May 2010
... of islets is also problematic, and although current practice relies on portal venous embolization, this site is ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP May 2010
... with advanced illness as part of reasonable medical practice, even if the family requests it.[ 14 ] It is ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, May 2010
... it’s gotten even better.” Group visits are one of the practice innovations popularized by the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), a partnership between the ... and primary health care for patients. Blouw attended the practice support program sessions from GPSC on practice ...