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Letters / BY: Rita K. McCracken, MD, PhD, CCFP (COE), FCFP June 2025
... many rely on opioids for effective symptom management.[ 4 ] Understanding the clinical indications behind ...
Letters / BY: Rebecca Z. Xu, MD June 2025
... users that became new long-term opioid users within our 4-year study period.[ 1 ] Our focus was to determine the ... to be a strong predictive factor in ongoing opioid use.[ 3,4 ] Initial prescribing practices across the world vary ...
Original Research / BY: Tandi Wilkinson, MD, CCFP-EM, FCFP July/August 2025
... centres and ease the challenges of patient transport,[ 2-4 ] which is the largest barrier in practice for rural ... access to information on their clinical condition.[ 4,6 ] A recent survey on POCUS use among rural health care ... Rupert. And then … you’re there anywhere from 2 to 4 nights in a hotel. And if you have your vehicle … it’s ...
Original Research / BY: Olivia F. Hunter July/August 2025
... and June 2020, 38% of Canadians reported having to wait 4 months or longer for scheduled surgery, a far larger ... the federal government’s benchmark limit of 26 weeks.[ 4,5 ] These increased wait times have consequences for ... has grown in BC. Between 2001 and 2018, there was a 54.4% increase in patients waiting for surgery—three times the ...
News June 2025
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Premise / BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC July/August 2025
... possess two systems of thinking for making decisions. [4] Type 1 is fast and intuitive, operating on pattern ... claim that we spend 95% of our time in type 1 thinking. [4] Cognitive biases are more likely to occur in the type 1 ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Shelina Babul, PhD July/August 2025
... adults with concussion have symptoms that persist beyond 4 weeks.[ 3 ] The importance of early intervention was ... times more likely to return to work within 12 weeks and 1.4 times more likely to return to work within 26 weeks. The ... concussion, including those with work-related concussion.[ 4 ] The guideline provides resources on the diagnostic ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2025
... more recent decades, AI applications in digital pathology[ 4 ] and radiology[ 5 ] have been proposed as physician ...
Letters / BY: Deena Case, MD July/August 2025
... at least an undergraduate program prior to entry into the 4-year medical school. Many students complete additional ...
Obituaries / BY: David J. Rhine, MD, FRCPC July/August 2025
... sadness to report that Dr Tony Tercier passed away on 4 April 2025. Tony spent more time in hospital than in his ...