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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 ... process that was ratified by members in 2003. The macro-allocation portion of the process involves ... which the Provincial Salary and Service contract ranges may be exceeded. Joint Standing Committee on Rural Programs ...
News / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2006
... and co-guest editor of the BCMJ’s September theme issue on patient safety (BCMJ 2006;48:324-341). Dr Michael ... 5 years, to identify adverse drug reaction markers that may be used to predict and prevent drug toxicity in children. ... Practice Obstetrical Care Incentive Program introduced in 2003. It provides a 50% bonus on the MSC Payment Schedule ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce C. Carleton, PharmD, September 2006
... cited serious and life-threatening ADRs to be a safety issue of concern. The effect of this apparent concern has ... difficulty of recognizing ADRs when they occur. Clinicians may believe another member of the health care team will ... of compulsory ADR reporting. Between March and August 2003, 1500 members of the public and 551 health professionals ...
MDs To Be / BY: Paul Dhillon, MBBChBAO, LRCP&SI, EMDM, CCFP, DRCOG, DTM&H(Lon), FRGS March 2005
... provision was provided by polling results released in late 2003. Thousands of Canadians were polled in a survey ... and in the hospital.” Although some of these people may choose not to have a family physician, a visit to most ... the care they provide in hospitals.” [2]  This issue is addressed through greater awareness and the growing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... controlled trials and meta-analyses examining this issue. [4-16]  The most recent attempt to answer the ... BC. Data collection was scheduled from 15 April to 15 June 2003. Smaller facilities were encouraged to continue ... data from 23 April to 15 June, two collected from 1 May to 15 July, and three collected from 15 April to 15 July. ...
News January/February 2005
... If you are a newly practising physician or new to BC, you may not be aware that you can authorize CMPA to ... payment by direct deposit to your bank account, we will issue it to you in quarterly installments throughout the ... comfort of this type of hemorrhoid banding. Since January 2003, Dr Cleator has performed over 5000 successful banding ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS March 2005
... and Income Consent Form. If you anticipate that others may make inquiries on your behalf, please visit the BCMA web ... .  By Sterling Haynes, MD. Prince George: Caitlin Press, 2003. ISBN 0-920576-97-4. 143 pages. $18.95. Bloody Practice ... Banquet. Registration forms will be available in the April issue of the  BCMJ . Save time by registering in advance! ...
News June 2005
... on your nursing staff were equally well trained? This may seem like an impossible notion, but not when you hardwire ... as decisions about electroconvulsive therapy. In November 2003, the BCMA’s Council on Health Promotion issued a press ... Psoriasis Education Program (PEP) has released the first issue of PEP Talk, a publication for people affected by ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael D.D. McNeely, MD, FRCPC, FCACB July/August 2005
... It is important to recognize that the race adjustments may be important modifiers. Further research regarding the ... of eGFR values is covered in the other articles in this issue.) Because the MDRD equation for calculating eGFR was ... Medicine developed a common approach, and in October 2003 almost all laboratories in the province began to use the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS November 2005
... at age 90 years. [3]  The duration of late disease may vary among individuals. Patients with late AD are more ... and treatment of which are discussed elsewhere in this issue (“Behavioral and psychological disturbances in ...  (accessed 8 May 2003) Late Alzheimer disease is characterized by severe ...