Clinical Articles /
BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
November 2005
... dementia described by Alzheimer in his original report. [1] Behavioral disturbances may be the most challenging ... and problematic behaviors, [3] as listed in Table 1 . It can be argued that behavior should be recognized as a ... effective approach to assess behavioral problems ( Figure 1 ). This approach has been used as an educational tool and a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: B. Lynn Beattie, MD, FRCPC
November 2005
Case 1 Mr G. was a 74-year-old retired car salesman who was first ... nitroglycerin. Serial mental status evaluations ( Table 1 ) were conducted using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) [1] and the Clock Drawing Test (CDT). [2] There was a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Randy N. Ross, MSc
November 2005
... Health Act—Personal Services Establishments Regulations [1] apply to a variety of facilities such as tanning salons, ...
Editorials /
BY: B. Lynn Beattie, MD, FRCPC
November 2005
... with AD is able to function a little more independently. [1] In our editorial in the September 2004 issue we noted ...
Letters /
BY: R.M. Preshaw, MD
November 2005
... competing journal the New England Journal of Medicine, [1] the BCMJ appropriately places a statement on ...
News
November 2005
... the CMA website: www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/1368/la_id/1.htm (through selecting “About CMA,” and “Awards ... Directorate, 1867 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6, 1 800 663-7336 extension 2280 to obtain a nomination form. ... Inactive membership classification Effective 1 January 2006 all members who qualify for the Professionally ...
President's Comment /
BY: Michael Golbey, MD
November 2005
... that need to be defended. These provisions are as follows: 1. The maintenance of effective physician input into the ...
Letters /
BY: Alexander G. Nagy, MD
December 2005
... to provide funding for clinical faculty teaching. [1] Alberta and Ontario have already done so and have given ...
Letters /
BY: Ken Bassett, MD, PhD
December 2005
Drs Miller and Humphries [1] raise important issues regarding serious adverse events ... misrepresent a number of issues addressed in Letter #48: 1. We did not write that “statins may do more harm than ...
Editorials /
BY: Heidi M. Oetter, MD
December 2005
... who had achieved such certification. I would like to see a 1-year fellowship program created that would be an additional ...