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Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... other antihyperglycemic agents can confuse physicians and may result in widely variable quality of care as well as ... for discussion of specific therapeutic areas. Since 2010, 18 drugs or classes of drugs have been reviewed in ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
... Doctors of BC will ensure adequate communication on this issue. There being no further questions, the motion to accept ... guys. They did give us a very nice lunch, though. You may wonder, “How did things evolve to me being so ... Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was established in 2010 to recognize exemplary physician leadership and lifetime ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joshua Budlovsky, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... patients for their risk of a fracture. Assessment The 2010 Osteoporosis Canada guidelines recommend not using BMD ... The presence of these risk factors suggests the patient may benefit from therapy to prevent fracture, but clinical ... and back and joint discomfort.[ 35 ] Dyspepsia is not an issue. Rates of severe adverse reactions such as atypical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... attention was focused on how QI could favorably affect the issue of medical errors. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was ... often navigate multiple care interfaces and consequently may experience fragmented care and poor outcomes.[ 5 ] This ... improved relationships between FPs and specialists.   In 2010, a partnership was formed between PHC and the Shared ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB September 2016
... too long. But the complexities of the wait-list issue suggest careful study and planning before we try to solve a problem that may be much smaller than we imagine.” These examples ... study groups around the world have verified this. In 2010, Italian health law expert Giandeomenico Barcellona, ...
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 ...
Editorials / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... increased by 85% from 1985 to 2000 and by 55% from 2000 to 2010, consistent with the concept that the greatest survival ... diseases such as hypertension and coronary artery disease may have a significant negative impact on patients with ... about common issues and available resources. In this theme issue we attempt to bridge some knowledge gaps with four ...
Editorials / BY: Saul Isserow, MBBCh April 2016
... our pleasure to be guest editors for this two-part theme issue on sports cardiology containing articles aimed at ... for those with known cardiac disease and those who may be at risk for other reasons. The articles highlight our ... is the love child of discussions held during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, when Dr Jack Taunton ...