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Letters / BY: Ann Zanbilowicz, MA, July/August 2013
... about urinary incontinence in long-term care in BC. Many people entering a facility in our province are put into ...
Letters / BY: John Miller, MD, July/August 2013
... seems to be much unnecessary prescribing of statins to people near the end of life.  I would also add that cholesterol testing is being done far too often in people where it isn’t warranted. For example, I saw a ... precious health care dollars are being spent? How many people are having side effects from meds that are unlikely to ...
Letters / BY: S. Ambulgekar, MD, July/August 2013
... busy our main job is. Otherwise, by default unqualified people get slotted into the system. Then the problem gets ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sophia Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2013
... complete penetrance, hFH affects an estimated 13 million people worldwide;[ 5 ] however, less than 25% of these ... with hFH live in Canada, with about 8000 of these people residing in British Columbia.[ 33 ] According to a ... With a prevalence rate of approximately 1 case in 500 people, heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is one of ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB September 2013
... to create more beds in an already overcrowded hospital. People actually get paid to dream this stuff up and implement ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2013
... patients asking for these tests are reasonable, likable people whom I have taken care of for years. They don’t ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) September 2013
... practice modalities, and communicate with many different people throughout the course of the day.  Professionalism is ...
Back Page / BY: Ralph Jones, MD October 2013
... work (especially hos-pital work) and our affinity for the people and the country kept us here. Now, at age 60, ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2013
... probably get a sunburn.” I find it interesting how some people are filled with gratitude and thankfulness as they age ... money to live comfortably, and I am surrounded by amazing people. Anything above this is such a gift.  Another ... Whistler offers. I thought about the inner beauty of the people who are special to me. I remembered those who had died ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) October 2013
... on end-of-life care. Due to advances in technology, many people at the end of life suffer from multiple complex ...