Search

Clinical Articles / BY: Kathryn Hornby, DMD, MLS, CertMinf July/August 2004
... practice of evidence-based medicine. A systematic review [2]  typically relies on defined criteria: • Has a specific ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC July/August 2004
... distance,” a distance education theory, [2]  describes the communications gap between the instructor ... the instructor and the learner during their interactions. [2]  The balance between “program structure” and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth F. Cunningham, MD, FRCPC July/August 2004
... skills, and confidence in treating clinical conditions.  [2-4]  For this and other reasons, the use of web-based ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Victoria J. Cook, MD, FRCPC July/August 2004
... screening completion, and therapy initiation. [2]  The concerns with standard contact investigation are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Howard Feldman, MD, FRCPC September 2004
... associated with a significant reduction in dementia risk. [2]  The goal of preventing and reducing the effects of both ... bodies  Mixed  Unclassifiable  Other Percentage (%) 47.2 8.7 5.4 2.5 33.8 1.8 0.6 Source: Adapted from Feldman H, Levy AR, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C.L. Davies September 2004
... and the lack of consistency in their application. [2]  The authors of the report conclude that these diagnostic ...
Editorials / BY: Howard Feldman, MD, FRCPC September 2004
... The systematic reviews of the Cochrane Collaboration [2-4]  now recognize converging evidence of efficacy for ... through their national and international organizations. [2]  Despite the lack of formal acknowledgment of efficacy ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Edna Durbach, Ed.D October 2004
... simple and would be completed within the course of 2 or 3 months. The reality was much different. The task ... regarding the integrity and safety of the chart contents. 2. Develop a draft policy and procedure concerning ... to whom consent has been freely given by one of the above. 2. Check that the requested chart is not one of the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Charmaine Kim-Sing, MD, ChB, FRCPC October 2004
... alcohol consumption (daily versus never), and diet. [2] High-risk women Women who have a family history of ... of at least 10 years should have a mammogram every 2 years. [11]  The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health ... ). This was significant for cancers that were greater than 2 cm in size, lymph node negative, and estrogen receptor (ER) ...
Clinical Articles October 2004
... data on HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). [2-4]  Other studies have used focus groups to assess the ... physicians surveyed routinely obtained sexual histories. [2] A person with an existing, untreated STI is more ... were “not at all important” for HIV counseling (7.2%) or STI counseling (4.6%; P<.001). Comments about the ...