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Clinical Articles / BY: R. Kirk Poulos, MD July/August 2005
... of process and responsibilities is mandatory. [5]  The nephrologist’s office should provide the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nancy Craven, MD, CCFP July/August 2005
... more than 10% per year or if the patient is in Stage 3 to 5, a referral to a nephrologist is recommended. Enhancing the ... from progressing to the next stage of renal disease. [5]  Likewise, tight control of blood sugars in diabetics ... Monitor and treat lipid abnormalities with a target LDL <2.5 mmol/L and a target TC/HDL <4.0). • Immunize all patients ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gregory M.F. Ganz, MD, CM, FRCPC July/August 2005
... smoking cessation, and treating dyslipidemia. [5-9] Although CKD is asymptomatic in its early stages, it can ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lesley A. Stevens, MD, FRCPC July/August 2005
... into evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. [5,6]  However, care for patients with kidney disease is ... males; one physician had been in practice for less than 5 years, two had been in practice for 5 to 10 years, and three had been in practice for more than ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2005
... physicians are online. “Unfortunately, less than 5% of BC’s practising physicians currently use electronic ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS September 2005
... . This technology was made possible, in part, through a $5.1 million emerging-technology investment in PET from the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Linda M.N. Hoang, MSc, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC September 2005
... were known to cause proctitis (often severe) in MSM. [4,5]  With the advent of the recent LGV outbreak in Europe, ... surveillance. [6]  In a study by the same author, 5 of 14 recent rectal C. trachomatis isolates were LGV ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Galt Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2005
... of our family physicians and 3% of our specialists. [1,4,5] The number and proportion of rural physicians practising ... 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, ... family medicine programs choose such communities. [5] Depending on where a rural practitioner locates, he or she ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG September 2005
... it is best taught as an integral part of delivering care. 5. Finally, having acquired the necessary knowledge, students ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP September 2005
... prepared for end-of-life care of their patients. [5,6]  This is partly because palliative care is not a ...