Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC
May 2023
... of a health care system that contributes approximately 5% of the total greenhouse gases causing climate change. ... care. Review the Choosing Wisely Canada recommendations[ 5 ] for your specialty to identify frequently overused tests ...
Premise /
BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI
May 2023
... have occurred by chance.[ 4 ] This has now been verified[ 5 ] by former staff [ 6 ] from the study sites.[ 7 ] ... increases: women in category D have approximately a 5 times higher risk than women in category A.[ 20 ] Since ... heterogeneously dense breasts (category C) have a 1.2 to 1.5 times higher risk than women with scattered densities ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Tung Siu, MD, CCFP, ACBOM
May 2023
... flexion of the lumbar spine or lifting more than 5 kg.” While both statements are true, the latter signals ... return-to-work plans (there are fee codes for this).[ 5 ] Returning to work is a healthy and important step in ...
News /
BY: Martin Dawes, MD
May 2023
... in annual B12 testing expenditure from $3 million to $5.6 million during the same time period. On average, 420 303 ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Anton R. Miller, MBChB, FRCPC
June 2023
... communication, learning, and daily living skills;[ 5 ] and address issues with social-emotional-behavioral ... support and by working to reduce existing barriers.[ 5 , 12 ] Physicians may not see themselves as navigators, but ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Michelle Ng, MD, CCFP
June 2023
... in most health care settings, including primary care,[ 5 , 6 ] even when it is provided free of charge.[ 7-10 ] ... or the perception that access is difficult to arrange[ 3 , 5 , 9 ] and the perceived adequacy and convenience of using ... respectively (range 1 to 266 minutes). Calls between 5 and 20 minutes made up most of the calls [ Figure 2 ]. ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Patricia M. Massel, MD
June 2023
... participated in this study, which represents between 5% and 10% of the physicians who are actively practising in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH
June 2023
... risk factors for mortality during extreme heat.[ 3-5 ] Third, schizophrenia may co-occur with other conditions ...
College Library /
BY: Chris Vriesema-Magnuson
June 2023
... clinical practice. Episodes can vary in length from 5 minutes to over 1 hour and can be made by anyone, from ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Nicola Horwood, MD
June 2023
... These results were not statistically significant ( P = .5). Finally, 36% of respondents indicated that they had read ...