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MDs To Be / BY: Ahmad Al-Sarraf, MD, FRCPC, September 2014
Maintaining healthy vision is an important health issue. For many, loss of vision is associated with loss of ... According to the National Coalition for Vision Health's 2009 report on the state of vision health in Canada, visual ... that the high mortality due to the comorbid conditions may partly explain why age-related macular degeneration and ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katie Wiskar, BSc, October 2012
... Canadian population declined for the first time between 2009 and 2010, falling from 48% to 43%.[ 5 ] Studies with ... whole foods.  In addition to overall diet, the issue of workplace nutrition has recently received some ... ubiquity of inadequate nutrition among physicians, as they may result in decreased quality of patient care and medical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alison Granger-Brown, MA, December 2012
... and increase motivation for change—something that may be sustained after release from prison. Women in BC’s ... practice residents participated in pilot electives. In 2009/10, second-year medical students developed and presented ... 25 ]  Infant safety has not been reported as an issue in numerous countries where prison infant and mother ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC January/February 2010
... relevant medical records, particularly when there is an issue of injury or illness before the courts. Many patients ... a subpoena and court appearance later. • They know they may be able to bill medicolegal rates for such a meeting and ... the court for the right to interview you.[ 4 ]  In July 2009, I wrote to the College regarding MacEachern v. Rennie ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S. Green, MD, FCFP March 2010
Background Recently the issue of resident work hours and, more specifically, ... week, which was changed to a 48-hour work week on 1 August 2009.[ 5 ] In Canada, there is no similar legislation, but ... any of the questions about attitudes to work hours. This may, however, reflect a small sample size; perhaps a ...
News May 2009
... of clinical work, and recognition of accomplishments may also provide psychological protection against ex­cessive ... Wallace Lockhart, and David Keegan, appears in the March 2009 (54[3]) issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. News Admin adds ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, October 2009
In the May issue ( BCMJ 2009; 51:154 ) we explored the broad electronic medical ... with surgeons; however, some specialists in this category may wish to use more sophisticated tools to capture consult ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC September 2007
... factors lower the quality of life of medical trainees and may result in medical errors that compromise patient care.[ ... (a limit that will be lowered to 48 hours per week by 2009).[ 17 ] New Zealand has mandated a 72-hour range.[ 18 ... for orthopaedics). This makes statistical validity an issue. However, our response rate of 78% for PGY-1 residents ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag.  The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ... TT-WNV WNV developing within 4 weeks of blood transfusion may be transfusion-associated. Suspected cases of TT-WNV ... to the list of PITO-approved suppliers on or after 1 July 2009 should it be found, for example, that more diversity is ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
... the monthly editions of e-News. Please note that as this issue of the Journal went to print, the Agreement was still ... for fee increases effective 1 April 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. The distribution of the fee increases is determined ... which the Provincial Salary and Service contract ranges may be exceeded. Joint Standing Committee on Rural Programs ...