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Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
... medications. Often referred to as “confusion” by health professionals and the lay public alike, the term ... 24 hours so that caregiver observations (e.g., nursing notes, comments of family members) can be taken into account ... Assessment Method,[ 12 ] which is validated for front-line health professionals (see  CAM box ). Positive results for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP, September 2011
... of behavior and thought with patterns that promote health and well-being.  In order to effectively change these ... record. When completing a thought record, the patient notes the details of the situation that led to an unpleasant ... developed by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. The evidence, although limited, suggests that in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC January/February 2010
... of metabolic derangements associated with DKA. BCMJ.org Health Notes patient information sheet is available for this ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC January/February 2010
... Code of Ethics read as follows: 31. Protect the personal health information of your patients. 35. Disclose your patients’ personal health information to third parties only with their consent, ... of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia The College notes in its Resource Man­ual, under “Requests from ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP, April 2009
... has been identified as an essential component of health care reform in Canada.[ 1,2 ] EMRs have been shown to ... information at the point of care.[ 7 ] • Improving health delivery analysis through more efficient outcome ... such as accessing patient information and entering notes, and two levels of “patient management” functions, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kyle D. Burns, MD, FRCPC, June 2009
... and postoperative period and entered into a provincial health database. Methods Patients Study subjects were chosen ... 13 ] criteria and was made retrospectively using progress notes. The nurses had been trained in using the confusion ... DSM-IV-TR criteria were met according to the pro­gress notes, if the patient’s CAM rating was positive, or if the ...
Back Page / BY: Conrad Moralis, MD, May 2008
... was admitted to the unit the night before under a mental health certificate, and I was asked specifically by the ... the police and was subsequently certified under the Mental Health Act of Bri­tish Columbia as to be suffering from a ... not interested in talking to me. Checking the nurse’s notes 4 days after his admission, I saw that he was eating ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Myles Blank, MD, FRCPC, April 2007
... stress disorder” in their manual classifying mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early ... traumas, such as covert sexual abuse by a relative. Terr notes that in type I trauma, the memories are likely to be ... private psychologist, psychiatrist, or other infant mental health specialist, or to the Infant Psychiatry Department at ...
Clinical Articles / BY: H. Davis, MD, November 2007
... The term TBI is not international, and indeed the World Health Organization notes no consensus with regard to the definition of mTBI.[ 3 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jill Franklin, BA, December 2006
... high self-expectations, comorbid complaints, premorbid health problems, or a history of brain injury are at risk for ... 2005; written communication, J. Stanger, director, Fraser Health Acquired Brain Injury Program, 16 March 2006). Since ... equipment, kitchen timer, watch alarm, and self-adhesive notes to deal with forgetfulness. • Breaking complex tasks ...