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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 ...