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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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC
June 2012
Opioid overdose is a public health issue in British Columbia. In 2009, more than 200 deaths were identified as illicit drug ... were in persons prescribed opioid medication.[ 3 ] In May 2011, the BC Coroners Service released a warning about a ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC
March 2012
... cause of death in Canada.[ 1 ] It was estimated that in 2009, 976 people died in alcohol-related crashes in Canada.[ ... in exactly the positive changes that would be expected. In May 2011, opponents of the new laws launched a legal ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program. At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
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 ...
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 ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Bill Mackie, MD
November 2011
... prevalent antibiotic use is of concern. In the June 2011 issue of Microbe, the report “Restricting antimicrobial ... of antibiotics used in food animal production. By 2009, Swedish sales of antibiotics for use in agriculture ... Now that this is CMA policy the future of medical care may favorably alter, particularly for infectious disease and ...
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 ...
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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: James Johnston, MD, FRCPC,
October 2010
... both staff and other patients at risk. As of December 2009, there were 2720 patients enrolled in provincial ... recommendations The most recent guidelines addressing the issue were published by the British Thoracic Society. They ... early screening in high-risk CKD patients, as anergy may be less of a confounder in those with less advanced ...