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Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... 2 , 3 ] Primary care physicians manage the majority of people living with diabetes, and more than 20% of a typical ... physician’s caseload will likely involve caring for people with either diabetes or prediabetes.[ 4 ] Not only is ... preferences and values are considered by consulting people with diabetes and reviewing the literature. Each ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... has been highlighted in the media.[ 10 , 11 , 12 ] Young people age 20 to 29 years have higher rates of mental illness ... 15 ] Mental illness is highly detrimental to these young people, delaying or preventing their education, increasing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... rate of type 2 diabetes is 8.8%,[ 1 ] with Indigenous people being disproportionally affected.[ 2 ] In Canada, the ... in women.[ 3 ] It is predicted that one in two Indigenous people in their 20s will develop diabetes at some point in ... communities. This is of consequence, since many Indigenous people have had adverse experiences with authorities who are ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD December 2017
... one” as the newest recruit. The others told me, “People in town are really considerate; it won’t be that ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD July/August 2017
... with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA). Indigenous people are particularly affected by ACEs, and through meeting ... and modified through our medical training. Sometimes the people we work with come from such a different place that we ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha Spencer, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... phase 3 registration trials of mirabegron show efficacy in people older than 65 and 75, with evidence of safety over a ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD October 2017
... at the national level with other affected small business people. In August, I participated in a delegation that met ... these proposals in a way that is fair for small business people across Canada, including physicians, and for our ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joshua Budlovsky, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... risk are key to prevention. Over 80% of all fractures in people 50 years and older are caused by osteoporosis.[ 5 ] ... use; however, up to half of atypical fractures occur in people not exposed to bisphosphonates, complicating estimates ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Travis Holyk, EdD November 2017
... services that meet their individual needs. First Nations people suffer from a greater burden of chronic disease than ... and issues by limiting access to healthy foods, placing people in inadequate housing, and making it impossible for ... care in the isolated communities where First Nations people in Northern BC often reside.  Benefits of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Katalin Balogh, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2017
... 98%) for detecting dementia among community dwelling older people.[ 5 ] It has, however, low sensitivity for detecting ... can significantly improve cognition in at-risk older people after 2 years of intervention.[ 9 ] Hence, we ... risks.  The risk posed by polypharmacy is common in older people and can be especially problematic in patients with ...