Clinical Articles /
BY: Nancy Craven, MD, CCFP
July/August 2005
... control of blood sugars in diabetics with a target A1c <7.0% can significantly improve prognosis in patients with ... and reduce the rate of progression of kidney disease. [7] Smoking cessation is another major intervention that can ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Lesley A. Stevens, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2005
... impact on costs and outcomes for these patients. [7-10] Improving patient outcomes requires implementing the ... disease 1.03 1.82 2.80 1.00 - 1.05 0.91 - 3.62 1.11 - 7.09 Physician* 1 2 3 4 5 Number of visits (>1 vs 1) 0.96 ... visits (>1 vs 1) 1.39 8.45 1.44 1.57 4.51 4.78 1.23 - 1.56 7.72 - 9.25 1.30 - 1.58 1.27 - 1.79 3.70 - 5.51 1.87 - 12.21 ...
Premise /
BY: Hugh D. Tildesley, MD
September 2005
... But the process can be protracted, from a few months up to 7 years! Thus, once a drug is licensed for sale in British ... of chronic diseases. He states that it can take up to 7 years for medications to be approved, despite their safety ...
Letters /
BY: Lloyd Westby, MD
September 2005
... and toss another completed pad into it for the mandatory 7 years. I have had numerous discussions with the College of ...
Interviews /
BY: Michael Golbey, MD
September 2005
... physician? On a normal day I get to the hospital at about 7:30, and I typically have anywhere between two and half a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Linda M.N. Hoang, MSc, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC
September 2005
... from 1981 to 1991 were also found to be LGV strains. [7] However, in Europe there were clinical cases of complete ... empirically with doxycycline 100 mg p.o. b.i.d. for 7 days. —Linda Hoang, MD UBC Dept. of Pathology and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Galt Wilson, MD, CCFP
September 2005
... 1995 and 1999, the population of Canada increased by 3.7%. During this same period, the ratio of family physicians ... more than half the number of physicians required. [2,3,7] Polls suggest that 18% of BC doctors plan to retire in the next 5 years and 40% in the next 10 years. [7] For some time, the shortfall in British Columbia has ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
September 2005
... going numb emotionally, and talking with each other. [7] While some of these coping mechanisms, such as talking ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Patricia M. Rebbeck, MB, ChB, FRCSC
September 2005
... rewarding service but to allow a satisfactory lifestyle. [7,8] The future of general surgery, a critical specialty if ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC
September 2005
... increase, waiting lists lengthen, and overheads rise. [7] When budgeting for expansion, the medical school failed ...