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Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Stanger, MD, March 2016
... have originated in a nonacademic setting.[ 6 ] In December 2010, the BC Ministry of Health sponsored a symposium on ... documentation process and history taking.  The other issue found with this small cohort was the correlation ... way to determine the results of specific treatments, and may be used on its own without clinical testing. Most PROMs ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel J. Lithwick, MHA, April 2016
... screening without an ECG. Finally, potential differences may have existed within the study populations: the athletes ... (0.9%).[ 13 ] High false-positive rates have also been an issue in screening with history and physical examination. ... testing ( Table 2 ).[ 19-22 ] To assess how effective the 2010 ESC criteria are for interpreting the 12-lead ECG in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Barbara N. Morrison, BHK May 2016
... deaths in the general population age 10 to 75 from 2005 to 2010 in France, researchers found 90% of cases occurred ... have one additional cardiovascular risk factor.[ 6 ] The issue of cardiovascular pre-participation screening has been ... and elevated lipid levels.[ 12 ] Psychological stress may contribute to CVD risk by activating the sympathetic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... developed. Often dubbed “walk-in care,” such a system may address the issue of timely access but often fails to offer continuity of ... then spiked to 81.0% in 2008, before reverting to 63.5% in 2010, 60.8% in 2011, 58.5% in 2012, and 66.3% for the first ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Steve Martin, MD, CCFP, MScOH, FCBOM, DipSportMed March 2015
... deemed acceptable in recreational or sport diving. This issue was highlighted in a BC Coroners Service report from December 2010 related to the death of a dive instructor. More ... If you are concerned about a medical condition that may affect a patient working as a diver, or the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sophie Y. Wang, BSc, July/August 2014
... antimicrobial resistance demonstrates the severity of this issue and calls for concerted action among all government ... resource-constrained settings.[ 1 ] The use of carbapenems may also accelerate the development of carbapenem resistance, ... of  E. coli  to ciprofloxacin increased between 2007 and 2010 and is reported to be at 25.3% in 2012.[ 2 ] The ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Slater, MD, FRCPC, MBA, January/February 2014
... on a system with such weaknesses has had consequences. In 2010, the misinterpretation of CT images in three of British ... their activities appropriately, and some physicians may be pressured by colleagues to practise outside their area ... the profession, many of which we have discussed here. The issue of currency has been an especially hot topic for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Zamil Karim, MD, FRCPC, October 2013
... chart review was conducted from 1 September to 31 October 2010 at two teaching hospitals in Vancouver, BC. This quality ... to AVN, replacement of his joint did not occur until May 1987. In the interim, the patient developed AVN in his ... prednisone prescribed might have been excessive.  On the issue of informed consent, the judge believed that a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... profile, quantitation of the latter is less exact and may occasionally surprise a physician. As Barber proposes, ... outcome of a simple medical practice audit conducted in 2010 illustrates how such an approach might affect personal ... 19 ] provides a structure for assessment:  I. Question or issue created; assess resources. II. Acquire information and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Simon W. Rabkin, MD, FRCPC, FACC October 2012
... Each of these topics is dealt with in this theme issue, which was inspired in part by the 23rd Scientific ... Society of Hypertension, held in Vancouver in the fall of 2010.  During the meeting outstanding research was presented ... to therapies based on antihypertensive drugs, which may be perceived as “too powerful” or “less ...