Clinical Articles /
BY: Ava Azhir, BSc Pharm, ACPR
May 2022
The practice of administering IV antibiotics in an outpatient ... of outpatient antimicrobial therapy has become a routine practice, with infectious diseases specialists expanding its ... be used to practise antimicrobial stewardship. The optimal practice consists of a timely transition from intravenous to ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: S. Fakhredine, MD
May 2022
... of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice candidiasis guidelines recommend Candida prophylaxis ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
May 2022
... The idea is that a patient becomes part of a family practice where they can access primary care providers such as ...
Editorials /
BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM)
May 2022
... you are never going to see a new privately built family practice in Victoria again.” Nonetheless, recruiting ... Dr Velikovsky and her husband is expected to “build a practice panel from the more elderly and complex patients of ... While such patients have always been part of general practice, they require considerable expertise, patience, and ...
Joint Collaborative Committees /
BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC
May 2022
... beliefs. As a start, the JCCs, with divisions of family practice and facility-based medical staff associations, are: ... through the JCCs that embed culturally safe care into practice. Here are a few examples. Cultural and community ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Veronic Clair, MD, PhD, CCFP, FRCPC
May 2022
... demanding action, or joining the CYMHSU Community of Practice voices. Physicians can also identify and refer ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: British Columbia COVID-19 Therapeutics Committee
May 2022
... resources on the BCCDC website : COVID-19 Clinical Practice Guide. A comprehensive guide that includes ... supporting evidence, including local epidemiological data. Practice Tool #1: Step-by-Step Assessment. Practical guidance ... and contact information for referrals and consultations. Practice Tool #2: Definitions of Clinically Extremely ...
Obituaries /
BY: Young Family
June 2022
... training at Shaughnessy Hospital. In 1953 he began general practice in Hope, BC, as one of only two doctors in the town, ... his eternal gratification, Archie partnered in his medical practice with his younger brother Drew, and they practised in ... outstanding community service of 45 years of medical practice was recognized by the Canadian Medical Association ...
Letters /
BY: Rob Lehman, MD, CCFP, MClSc, FCFP(LM)
June 2022
... mental health services. Offer input to divisions of family practice and medical staff hospital associations. Contribute ... a fee-for-service system that encourages a high-volume practice, so spend as little time as possible with each ... the foot-voting will turn back in the direction of family practice, particularly longitudinal comprehensive family ...
Editorials /
BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB
June 2022
... there is no incentive for family physicians to work in a practice that provides full-service longitudinal care. First, ... family physicians for the work they did outside of their practice—for example, committee work for the association. ... compensating us for the added costs of running an office practice, over and above what family physicians who don’t ...