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Clinical Articles / BY: Michael W. Luong, MD, FRCPC, March 2016
... To take into account individual variability, it is common practice to conclude that patients reach their target heart ... have shaped many concepts used today in clinical practice. He is best known for developing a protocol for the ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Will Offley, RN December 2016
... is put into effect to reduce a risk to patients, best practice calls for evidence that the risk actually exists, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jonathan Pearce, MD, CCFP(PC) June 2016
Communication, an essential part of all clinical practice, involves particular challenges and rewards when ... if this is not a common occurrence in your clinical practice. It can be difficult to diagnose dying because of ... and disease diversity encountered across clinical practice. Of greatest importance is that these conversations ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCPC, November 2015
... from chromosomal to single gene abnormalities. Current practice for evaluating children with ID prioritizes ... outcomes.[ 10 ] To translate these findings into clinical practice, we established TIDE-BC, the Treatable Intellectual ... ] To expand the use of the TIDE Protocol in the community practice setting and to simplify a process that usually ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... plans, and new medical graduates preferring different practice types and hours.  In primary care, access to a ... groups. Among these programs are the Full-Service Family Practice Initiative, the Practice Support Program, the Divisions of Family Practice in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elspeth M. McDougall, MD, FRCSC, MHPE, December 2015
... to education for health care professionals. Deliberate practice of a skill through multiple repetitions and ... patient handover. Simulation is an ideal educational and practice platform for the adult learner because it provides ... build on an existing knowledge base. Good simulation-based practice addresses the health care professional’s needs in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski, May 2015
... normal limits, a referral is made to the consulting family practice physician, who then determines how best to address ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD June 2015
... location and the patients served in a particular practice. Fourth, significant fiscal pressures on the health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Chapple, MD, FRCPC, September 2015
... Section of the Canadian Pediatric Society published a practice point about the medical assessment of bruising in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nita Jain, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... with the Society for Pediatric Radiology to publish a practice parameter for skeletal surveys in children.[ 4 ] It ... found to have evidence of abusive head trauma.[ 5 ] This practice reflects a recent study confirming the significant ...