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Clinical Articles / BY: Dr J. Mark Ansermino, FFA, MMed, MSc, FRCPC September 2006
... system will deteriorate in terms of safety and quality. [5]  By simplifying work processes, reducing reliance on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce C. Carleton, PharmD, September 2006
... other high-cost diseases such as diabetes ($45 billion), [5]  obesity ($70 billion), [6]  and cardiovascular diseases ... of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) found that as few as 5% of all ADRs each year are reported to appropriate ... 35.3% came from regional ADR centres, and the remaining 5% (507) came from the following groups: professional ...
Clinical Articles / BY: G. Ross Baker, PhD, September 2006
... and used these methods in Australia, [4]  England, [5]  New Zealand, [6]  and elsewhere. Adverse events (AEs) ... of 3745 medical records of adults in 20 hospitals in 5 provinces. Reviews were done in two stages. First, nurses ... these findings yielded an adverse event rate of 7.5 per 100 hospital admissions (95% CI, 5.7−9.3). Physicians ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ailve McNestry, MB, October 2006
... that can result from misunderstanding these results. [5] Please feel free to share this information with your ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
... one student, one resident, and one early-career physician (5 years post-residency) member who has demonstrated exemplary ...
Editorials / BY: Anthony J. Salvian, MD October 2006
... doctors voted to accept the government’s offer of a 10.5% fee increase over 4 years, and another 8% to go to ... was probably what they were going to get. That is, a 10.5% fee increase over 4 years for all doctors. This is not the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Fawziah Marra, PharmD October 2006
... (44% increase for 0- to 4-year-olds; 19% increase in the 5- to 9-year-olds; and 12% increase in the 10- to ... trend for quinolones was only significant for age groups 5 to 9 (15%) and 10 to 14 (36%). In BC, extended spectrum ... of penicillins (e.g., amoxicillin/clavulanate) account for 5% of all penicillin prescriptions. 1n 1996, erythromycin use ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP October 2006
... actions, forceful motions, and awkward postures required. [5]  Workers generally have to make more than 30 cuts per ... Demineralization of enamel commences at a pH of less than 5.7. Wines contain approximately 5 to 8 g/L of tartaric and malic acids, 1 to 3 g/L of lactic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cristina M. Aydin, BSc, October 2006
... retinopathy, nephropathy, and possibly neuropathy). [5]  Results indicated that for every percentage decrease in ... review of pioglitazone, whereby weight gain ranged from 0.5 to 3.7 kg. [28] When directly comparing therapy groups, our ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kevin W. Johns, BSc October 2006
... microalbuminuria when compared with 24-hour collections; [5]  however, there is a lack of consistent comparisons ... the correlation of ACR results with 24-hour AER results. [5,8,9]  Chaiken and colleagues obtained a correlation of r = ... untimed morning ACR results with 24-hour AER results. [5]  However, most studies involve subjects with clearly ...