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Premise / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2006
... with them. For them he wrote wonderfully whimsical, loving notes, anecdotes, and memoirs. “With children, Osler had ... us teach medical students, residents, fellows, and other health professionals. Our students nourish us as much as we ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ralph J. Maddess, PhD May 2006
... of rural British Columbia has a severe shortage of mental health services. The prevailing attitude is that people ... accept lack of funding for the provision of mental health services by qualified professionals. Furthermore, ... Dr Doug Saunders of the Ontario Psychological Association notes that GPs can find themselves “in over their ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... for patients, and suicide. [10-12]   • The long-term health effects of chronic sleep deprivation are more ... evidence of poorer gastrointestinal and cardiovascular health as well as increased rates of breast cancer and early ... the time they are actually seeing patients. As Pickersgill notes, [41]  these regulations are not gentlemen’s ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ronald S. Manley, PhD, RPsych January/February 2005
... She will wonder what will happen in treatment and what the health care professionals will be like. The patient may also ... family. We have found that a powerful strategy is for the health care professional to frame the discussion in emotional ... Planning appropriate recommendations may involve reviewing notes and consulting with colleagues who work in the area of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat Roles, MSW, RSW, BCATR January/February 2005
... need help to cope with the eating disorder. All of the health care professionals providing care to the child or ... youth and her family in treatment. When families trust the health care provider, the youth perceives this trust and can ... with treatment. Openness and trust are promoted when notes or assessments are copied to the family or done in the ...
Premise / BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC October 2005
... one has to consider some basic facts. First, the present health delivery system in Canada is a scandal. That patients ... fierce advocate for their patients. Last, the demands for health care are finite, and the small group of very sick ... a right-wing think tank in Vancouver. The author notes the apparent “lack of regard for patients’ needs” ...
Letters / BY: Anthony Kenyon, MB April 2005
... care in the  BCMJ (2004;9:441)  in which Dr J.R. Dale notes that walk-in clinics are often more challenging to work ... card. It has the vital statistics of the patient and a health care number. A photograph is being added to avoid ... is paid within 48 hours. It is the intention of the French health care services to develop this carte vitale into ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2004
... in all of British Columbia ( Table 1 ). [6] Unfortunately, health data are not routinely collected or analyzed at the ... rural community level in Canada. According to the World Health Organization and other researchers, this lack of ... provincial medical health officer’s 2001 annual report notes that unintentional motor vehicle deaths could be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jonathan Burns, MD, CCFP(EM) June 2004
... and saving time. Both the Fraser and the Vancouver Coastal health authorities are in the process of implementing a ...    GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED TERMS EHR:  Electronic health record. This usually refers to a computerized record ... to information (names, addresses, reference materials, notes, etc.) stored on the unit or, using a wired or wireless ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C.L. Davies September 2004
... widespread enthusiasm then discarded. The Occupational Health Guidelines for the Management of Low Back Pain at Work ... and then return to the starting position. The examiner notes any loss or abnormal quality of the movement and ... need only be used on the nonresponders, saving valuable health care dollars. Rapid responders can be taught the ...