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Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Ng, July/August 2019
... with fentanyl being detected in 76% of cases [ Figure ].[ 2 ] Given the high percentage of fentanyl-related deaths ... (range 19 to 96). Of these, 714 patients were male (74.2%) and 248 were female (25.8%). The mean age of the patients ... health services before arriving at the hospital and 2 received naloxone in the ED. No patients underwent ...
Obituaries / BY: John O’Brien-Bell, MB September 2019
... he was required, as all youth were at that time, to serve 2 years of national service, and he chose to do this in the ...
Letters / BY: David E. Konkin, MD, FRCSC, FACS September 2019
... www.choosingwisely.org.au/recommendations/racs#collapse-2 . Letters Avoid the routine use of ultrasound in evaluating ...
Letters / BY: Paul Winston, MD, FRCPC September 2019
... in litigation or open claims.[ 1 ] Visits should be every 2 to 3 months for a chronic condition.[ 2 ] “My lawyer/insurer says I must,” is not a medical ...
News September 2019
... planning (G14063) Prevention (G14066) GPSC Billing Part 2: 24 October at 6 p.m. GPSC Portal Recap Complex Care ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Heather Wray, MD, CCFP(SEM) September 2019
... and empathy for the challenges patients face.”[ 1-2 ] Ergo, it is in the best interests of physicians and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tom Brocklehurst September 2019
... for workplace impairment in Canada. Section 116 (2)(d) of the Workers Compensation Act requires that workers ... drive after being warned of the danger by the physician.[ 2 ] —Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM WorkSafeBC ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Gordon Hoag, MD September 2019
... the year, PQI teams in each health authority hold 1- to 2-day information and introductory learning sessions. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Siu-Kae Yeong, MD September 2019
... although non-necrotizing granulomata can also be found.[ 2 ]  Every year there are multiple requests at the ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi September 2019
... saving an estimated $3.1 million in health care costs.[ 2 ]  Inspired by the results being achieved by the Nurse ...