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Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... Canada, and the second leading cause of cancer death as of 2015.[ 4 ] In 2010 the lifetime risk for developing breast ... with screening of RR 0.80 to 0.82.[ 6-8 ] These studies may, however, underestimate the current effectiveness of ... clinically apparent before the patient’s death. The issue then is one of results that precipitate overtreatment. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: W.D. Robertson, MB, BChir, FRCPC July/August 2017
Background On 6 February 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in  Carter v. Canada ... of quality assurance. Vancouver Island implementation In May 2016, the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island ... to the drugs required for assisted death has not been an issue. Prescribers and pharmacists have worked closely to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... attention was focused on how QI could favorably affect the issue of medical errors. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was ... often navigate multiple care interfaces and consequently may experience fragmented care and poor outcomes.[ 5 ] This ... Streamlining the cardiology referral process In 2015 the Vancouver Division of Family Practice approached the ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD May 2016
... Services Act (LSA) came into effect on 1 October 2015. The LSA replaces the Medicare Protection Act (MPA) and ... WorkSafe BC, patient-pay) is not selected, and some EMRs may default to billing MSP. If an inaccurate payment method ... go to  www.gov.bc.ca/laboratoryservices . In the next issue of the  BCMJ  we will provide examples of ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2015
... Looking back I think that whatever other nastiness there may have been, that made it all worthwhile.  In 1988 you ... the aspirations of the membership.    Is there a health issue that you think is not getting enough attention—either ... Q&A with Dr Charles Webb: Doctors of BC President 2015–16 ...
Clinical Articles September 2001
... residents being trained in British Columbia to address the issue. Cardiologists fear these factors are currently ... BC per 100 000 population was calculated for 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. The number of cardiology residents needed to ... retention, and earlier or later retirement that may occur due to political or economic changes. Population ...
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