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Clinical Articles / BY: D. Sandberg, RRT, April 2013
... all follow the same medical criteria and similar practice standards.  Three providers, VitalAire, MedPro, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rana S. A. Khan, MBBS, January/February 2013
... colon resection (LCR) is a well-documented and standard practice in many centres throughout the world. A Cochrane ... colon surgery was being introduced into wider surgical practice. This is also confirmed by our data, which show an ... the procedure is gradually being introduced into surgical practice at community hospitals. In an effort to determine if ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gibong Lee, BSc(Pharm), MD, July/August 2012
... are now available. Current use is limited to veterinary practice, where levamisole serves as an anthelmintic.[ 3 ] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Wei-Shuen King, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2012
... category. This could be interpreted as evidence that practice is changing toward more evidence-based use of ... require frequent reinforcement to continue altering practice.[ 12 ] In summary, the introduction of ... However, along with this improvement in prescribing practice, the 2009 audit also shows that many clinicians are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Simon W. Rabkin, MD, FRCPC, FACC October 2012
... dealing with cultural issues. Recent innovations in family practice and the compensation provided for physicians ... translation of cardiovascular risk research into community practice needs to occur. There is also a need to facilitate ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC July/August 2012
... 2010, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, UBC), was collected in summer ... information, see page 301, “Using methadone for pain: Practice points.” Risks Despite methadone’s many ... other products, Abstral. Using methadone for pain: Practice points •    To apply for an exemption from the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... limit antibiotic requests and hence use.[ 2 ] The medical practice audit is a powerful tool for altering clinical ... history.[ 3 , 4 ] It can be applied to both general practice and specialty care. Apart from determining the pattern of practice either retrospectively or prospectively, audit ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Janusz Kaczorowski, PhD, October 2012
... anxiety, the BP readings obtained in routine clinical practice are often imprecise and inconsistent.[ 10 - 15 ] As ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2012
... It continues the collaborative initiatives of the General Practice Services Committee, the Specialist Services ... Committee, the Shared Care Committee, and the General Practice Services Committee ($2.2 million). But despite the ... and complex disease management fees. Where would general practice be without those fees? “Some of the increases to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle Horn, BA, March 2012
... for primary care physicians to be aware of appropriate practice guidelines. Physicians considering the use of an SGA ... quality of medical care.[ 19 , 20 ]  The Harvard Medical Practice Study reported that diagnostic errors resulted in ... familiar with techniques to reduce it.[ 22 ]  The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), a partnership between the ...