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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brandon Yau, MD October 2018
... 5 ] Therefore, in 2003, consistent with best practice, needle distribution and safe disposal replaced the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carla Pajak, MD, FRCSC September 2018
... access to surgery, there continues to be variation in practice seen even within a single regional health care ... toward early laparoscopic cholecystectomy and current practice patterns, and to determine the impact of an ... an online survey about surgeon attitudes, preferences, and practice patterns regarding management of acute ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert C. Mack, MD July/August 2018
The residential care initiative (RCI) of the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) aims to improve care for patients in facilities through five best practice recommendations,[ 1 ] one of which is the ... of the South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Division of Family Practice discovered significant medication wastage and set ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Matt Kurrek, MD, FRCPC December 2018
... Society (CAS) published revised anesthesia practice guidelines in 2012,[ 1 ] we wrote an editorial for ... In the operating room, it has been a standard of practice for intubated patients or patients with laryngeal ... when the patient cannot be observed directly. The 2018 practice guidelines of the American Society of ...
Obituaries / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD March 2018
... at the Elgin Medical Clinic, Yan started a solo general practice in Coquitlam in December 1961. Thus began his ... term punctuality almost ceased to exist in his vocabulary, practice, and family life. Common were calls to Jean that he ... end, in his work clothes until morning. In this milieu his practice thrived and his family flourished. His practice was ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Havelock, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... system can be somewhat impractical in everyday clinical practice, and will be affected by a patient’s recent ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... disease, reduces long-term CV risk. Worldwide, clinical practice guidelines based on the best available evidence ... Canadian Diabetes Association, which publishes clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of ... Advisory Committee (GPAC), which publishes clinical practice guidelines for use in BC on many topics, including ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... expected to have the ability to: •    Audit biopsy practice.  •    Coordinate multidisciplinary rounds (in ... information required to measure performance and audit practice.[ 7 ] Coordinated care benefits In 2009 the Rapid ... at the patient level using the age-appropriate MSP General Practice in-office visit fees. Costs for RABC care were ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fahra Rajabali, MSc September 2018
... at large. This public health issue directly affects the practice of physicians who must care for these people. In the ... of injuries in British Columbia: Applying evidence to practice ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... be used in diverse clinical settings, including general practice clinics. Research might also determine if pit ... and determine if pit appointments might be used in general practice and other clinical settings. Collaborative 30-minute ...