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Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... bank use has increased by 25% in British Columbia since 2008. Over 97 000 people used the food bank last year in ... on their patients but report feeling unable to address the issue in a systematic way.[ 22 ] The poverty intervention ... BC Ministry of Children and Family Development that they may be eligible for coverage of medically necessary ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... developed. Often dubbed “walk-in care,” such a system may address the issue of timely access but often fails to offer continuity of ... a single spike in the use of outside physicians in 2007–2008 ( Figure 2 ).  Data for services by assigned physician ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jean Hlady, MD, FRCPC September 2015
... Canadian incidence study of child abuse and neglect (2008) identified 235 842 child maltreatment ... to social service or criminal investigations. Physicians may be asked to offer an opinion on the cause of a child’s ... lack of training, discomfort about addressing the issue with families, and previous negative experiences with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alison Granger-Brown, MA, December 2012
... care to women, children, and families.[ 5 ] In November 2008 an OTC outreach program began to provide HIV care onsite ... and increase motivation for change—something that may be sustained after release from prison. Women in BC’s ... 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
... 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 ... being at least moderately active (150 minutes per week) in 2008.[ 11 ]  While the statistics among physicians may ...
Letters / BY: Sheri Souch, October 2011
... are finding novel strains and warn that current testing may not be picking up these local strains.[ 3 , 4 ]  Henry ... in humans and in rodent surveillance. The fact that the 2008 survey found that 221 cases of Lyme disease were ... a clear indication that something is amiss.[ 5 ]  Another issue of importance is surveillance. Henry and Morshed point ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marc W. Deyell, MD, FRCPC, June 2010
... and around the world has grown considerably since 1980. In 2008, 593 ICDs were implanted in British Columbia and 5811 ... However, some individuals with better-tolerated VT may be amenable to antiarrhythmic therapy or to ablation ... presented in  Table 1 . ICDs for primary prevention The issue of which patients should receive an ICD for the primary ...
ICBC / BY: Tanya Heuchert, BA, LLB, January/February 2010
I previously penned an article on this subject in June 2008. The article was based on the proposed changes to the ... In such a case, the joint expert is the only expert who may give expert opinion evidence in the action on a particular issue unless the court grants an order allowing additional ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David N. Landsberg, MD, May 2010
... After initial research probing societal views on this issue,[ 9 ] the first LAD transplant was perform­ed in ... to protect both the re­cipient and the donor. LAD kidneys may be given to a patient at the top of the wait list, or ... withdrawal.  The first DCD in BC occurred in November 2008. We believe that this donor source will increase the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen Wheeler, MD October 2009
... occurring around them, also pose a risk. These patients may be calm initially, but can become upset and agitated when ... services have wrestled with how to deal with this issue. Some programs have developed a policy of excluding all ... defining which patients should be routinely sedated. In 2008, the noncritical transport advisors developed a list of ...