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Clinical Articles / BY: Zamil Karim, MD, FRCPC, October 2013
... to AVN, replacement of his joint did not occur until May 1987. In the interim, the patient developed AVN in his ... and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997.  In 2000 the patient sued the gastroenterologist, claiming that ... prednisone prescribed might have been excessive.  On the issue of informed consent, the judge believed that a ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2013
... of Medical Staff at Whitehorse General Hospital. In 2000, Dr Cunningham and his family moved to the Cowichan ... and made too many other people’s problems my own, which may have been a contributor to my divorce. Why should medical ... in facilities and make them work once again. Which health issue is not getting enough attention? End-of-life care and ...
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 ... With Your Doc initiative, attended by over 100 doctors and 2000 patients around the province, is an excellent example of ...
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 ... of islet trans­plantation reported from Edmonton in 2000,[ 19 ] this therapy is still considered experimental and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nabil Al Lawati, MD, MRCP, April 2008
... and the eighth for women (2.0%), excluding childbirth, in 2000–2001.  The econo­mic impact of the disease in Canada ... in 1 second) is protective.[ 15 ] COPD exacerbations may also be more common among patients with gastroesophageal ... all have important roles to play (see Part 1 of this theme issue). Conclusions Acute exacerbations of COPD are a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mario McKenna, MSc, September 2007
... physicians make. Of particular importance is the growing issue of recruitment and retention of academic faculty in ... of Psychiatry. Methods An electronic file (MS Excel 2000) containing information on all physicians registered ... their degrees between 1976 and 1995 ( table 4 ). This may be one factor contributing to the number of senior ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jill Franklin, BA, December 2006
... a surprisingly high rate of disability.” [3]  Symptoms may worsen over time, and the person may become increasingly ... criminal justice system then becomes involved as a health issue turns into a societal one (written communication, J. ... D. Learn to Remember. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books; 2000. Osborne CL. Over My Head: A Doctor’s Own Story of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: G. Ross Baker, PhD, September 2006
... adverse events in Canadian hospitals. [1]  Published in May 2004, the study was based on methods developed by ... 232 250 of the 2.5 million similar admissions in the year 2000 would have been associated with an adverse event. ... establish an estimate of the scale of the patient safety issue within Canadian hospitals, but improvements in safety ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2006
... in a way that you’re not in the city. I remember back in 2000 when we had the dispute over our specialists. We ... it looks like a good package and a good way to change, it may be a major shift for the BCMA and the goals are to have ... and the best possible representation. Another difficult issue is economic representation. Surveys show that a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce C. Carleton, PharmD, September 2006
... authors used data from two sources for the years 1995 to 2000: Canadian burn treatment centres and the Canadian ... 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 ...