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Clinical Articles / BY: James McKinney, MD, MSc, April 2016
... by Warburton and colleagues in Part 2 of this theme issue. To examine whether low levels of physical activity ... in both men and women, and it appears that this benefit may be present for both ischemic and hemor-rhagic stroke.[ 19 ... in magnitude to that of obesity and even smoking. In 2008, it was estimated that physical inactivity contributed ...
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: 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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Karen Rideout, PhD, January/February 2014
... of the article published in the January/February 2014 issue ( BCMJ  2014;56:29,46). The BC Centre for Disease ... insecurity,[ 1 ] and food bank use is up over 20% since 2008.[ 2 ] Food security means more than having enough to eat. Even people depending on soup kitchens may get enough food, but the food they receive is often of ...
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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2011
... areas of southern BC but reported LD cases remain rare. In 2008 the BCCDC partnered with the College of Physicians and ... the disease in BC despite it being a low endemic area. One issue identified in the survey was 60% of respondents were ... no laboratory testing is necessary.  The antibody test may be negative early in LD, as it may take several weeks for ...
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 ...
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 ...