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Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle Horn, BA, March 2012
... Committee (GPSC), a partnership between the Ministry of Health and the BC Medical Association, has developed a ... Program for general practitioners that includes mental health modules for both adults and children and youth. These ... of patients on SGA medications.[ 30 ] This position notes that the currently available medications vary in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP, September 2011
... of behavior and thought with patterns that promote health and well-being.  In order to effectively change these ... record. When completing a thought record, the patient notes the details of the situation that led to an unpleasant ... developed by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. The evidence, although limited, suggests that in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
... medications. Often referred to as “confusion” by health professionals and the lay public alike, the term ... 24 hours so that caregiver observations (e.g., nursing notes, comments of family members) can be taken into account ... Assessment Method,[ 12 ] which is validated for front-line health professionals (see  CAM box ). Positive results for ...
Premise / BY: Jamie Graham, January/February 2011
... through witnesses. Some remain at the scene; others leave notes with their names and phone numbers for future ... the samples will not endanger the subject’s life or health.  2) That, in the doctor’s expert opinion, the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC January/February 2010
... Code of Ethics read as follows: 31. Protect the personal health information of your patients. 35. Disclose your patients’ personal health information to third parties only with their consent, ... of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia The College notes in its Resource Man­ual, under “Requests from ...
Letters November 2010
... “Marijuana is not approved for use as a drug in Canada. Health Canada states that “no marijuana product has been issued a notice of compliance” and notes that indications, safety and risks have not been ... certain symptoms from which they suffer can apply to Health Canada for authorization to possess and use marijuana ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC January/February 2010
... of metabolic derangements associated with DKA. BCMJ.org Health Notes patient information sheet is available for this ...
Editorials / BY: Robert D. Levy, MD, FRCPC May 2010
... at that time. In October 1985, the BC Ministry of Health announced the formation of the British Columbia ... rates. Today BC Transplant is a comprehensive, nonprofit health care agency with responsibility for the overall ... transplantation: Current status in British Columbia,” notes that orthotopic liver transplantation has become an ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2010
... and Mail we are amazed by the brilliance of the BCMJ.org Health Notes. DRR  Aw, shucks. G&M  I see that the Health Notes section of the web site provides physicians with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP, April 2009
... has been identified as an essential component of health care reform in Canada.[ 1,2 ] EMRs have been shown to ... information at the point of care.[ 7 ] • Improving health delivery analysis through more efficient outcome ... such as accessing patient information and entering notes, and two levels of “patient management” functions, ...