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MDs To Be / BY: Joshua Lai, BSc, January/February 2013
... patient. But she was already recording the pressure in her notes. “Aren’t you going to check it too?” I asked, ... embarrassed, but didn’t want that to compromise Bob’s health; the dilemma burned in my throat. But before I could ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2013
... renal cysts, colonic stool content, and fatty livers? The health authority in which I toil is adopting a new program ... have this access they will be more engaged in their health management and more likely to make good health and ... access and won’t be able to read the physician’s notes, but what if this changes? Before long I might find ...
MDs To Be / BY: Joanne Bleackley, BSc, October 2013
... flip through the history, lab values, orders, and surgery notes, my stomach gives a loud growl. Great. An-other ... haul. We were imagining countless hours trapped in the health records department. However, as we continued with the ... rec-ord, including the doctor’s orders, the nurse’s notes, and the pathology report. Soon, our process became ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Coldman, PhD November 2013
... North America both the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTFPH) and the US Preventive Services Task Force ... aid for breast cancer screening created by the Public Health Agency of Canada[ 5 ] to inform women of the potential ... Information handout for patients: BCMJ.org Health Notes Breast cancer screening: Is it right for you? ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2013
... school and study for many long hours so that I could write notes and fill out forms, but this is what seems to be ... to help our patients and acquiesce.  Many extended health plans require a physician’s referral for orthotics, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gary Mazowita, MD, March 2013
... mellitus is a major metabolic disease with known poor health outcomes and significant costs to the individual and the health care system. It is one of several chronic disabling ... in its Diabetes Guidelines for Elderly Residents in LTC, notes that glucose values in the 10 to 20 mmol/L range are ...
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 ...
Premise / BY: Keith M. Laycock, MB, ChB (Edin), MCFP, Dip Sport Med, October 2012
... they form the basis of primary care advice related to many health and medical issues. Primary care physicians provide ... (“Breastfeed for as long as you can” in the patient Health Notes[ 8 ]). So, after a risk calculation based on either one ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert Strang MD, FRCPC December 2012
Prison health care in Nova Scotia By Robert Strang   Nova Scotia ... and one youth).  At that time, the dep­uty ministers for health and justice agreed that the Ministry of Justice would ... by the publication of practical checklists and guidance notes for policymakers and prison management and health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carolyn Gotay, PhD, April 2012
... (e.g., parity, older age at first birth), and personal health history (e.g., exposure to ionizing radiation, the use ... modifiable factors are unlikely to be the target of public health interventions (e.g., age at first birth). However, ... how to lower their risk of breast cancer (see the Health Notes for patient information). We are exploring options ...