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Clinical Articles / BY: Michael D.D. McNeely, MD, FRCPC, FCACB July/August 2005
... for the new BC chronic kidney disease (CKD) clinical practice guidelines. The test An ideal routine test of ... of a creatinine clearance (u − Cr × V/s − Cr). In practice, there are limitations to this formal measurement of ... 14 different adult ranges. This would render the clinical practice guidelines unnecessarily complex. A simplified ...
Clinical Articles / BY: R. Kirk Poulos, MD July/August 2005
... poor communication are distressingly common in clinical practice and as in Mr J.’s case can lead to a suboptimal ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gregory M.F. Ganz, MD, CM, FRCPC July/August 2005
... a cursory review and which need to be incorporated into practice can be very challenging. Multiple strategies can be ... to allow the implementation of guidelines in family practice. There are many different strategies that can assist ... to worsen as fewer graduating physicians choose family practice as a career. In the 2004 CaRMS match, only 26.4% of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lesley A. Stevens, MD, FRCPC July/August 2005
... which have been synthesized into evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. [5,6]  However, care for patients with ... for the presence of CKD. In order to assess the current practice patterns for testing of kidney disease, we undertook ... agreed to participate in the study. The physician and practice characteristics of the participants were as follows: ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2005
... the BCMA’s approach of solving the problems of general practice in British Columbia, arguing that “rather than defending general practice, the BCMA is destroying it.” Response from the ... equally fiery. There was general agreement that general practice is in crisis, and perhaps even on its deathbed, but ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD September 2005
... of physicians, fewer medical students choosing family practice, and doctors opting out of the field altogether to ... colleague at some time during their training and practice—I know I did. One of my earliest clinical ... me into his office that convinced me to go into family practice. While the primary intent of being a mentor is to ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS September 2005
... overhead expense insurance You’ve sold your medical practice—should you cancel your insurance coverage? If you’ve sold your medical practice but still practise medicine, canceling your office ... medicine/hematology. Dr Growe’s achievements in clinical practice, teaching, research, and health advocacy include ...
Letters / BY: Lloyd Westby, MD September 2005
... fall of 2002 after 10 years of locum work, I set up my own practice in Penticton, going fully electronic. Suffice to say ... (now duplicate) pad weekly at times. Since opening my practice 32 months ago, I have filled a large legal-size file ... believe it considerably lessens the stresses of day-to-day practice for me, and is helping my earning power at the same ...
Interviews / BY: Michael Golbey, MD September 2005
... and we don’t know just what their standards of practice will be, since they’re not available yet. What lab ... report to. As a profession we welcome them into our family practice offices, but there are certainly questions about how ... attention? The new stuff that’s coming from the General Practice Services Committee on revitalizing family practice ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD September 2005
... not the only one concerned that the applications to family practice residencies are declining, the numbers of mature ... the numbers of medical students who see family practice as a fulfilling career choice has dramatically ... and most importantly, the numbers of graduating family practice residents entering real family practices vs. walk-in ...