ICBC /
BY: Martin Ray, MD,
June 2007
At 4 p.m. one Friday afternoon, my receptionist asked me to fit ... than inactive treatments for short-term pain relief.” [4] I also logged onto the Official Disability Guideline (ODG) ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: H. Grant Stiver MD, FRCPC
June 2007
... combined with a fast egg-growing “backbone” virus. [4] Since vaccines for influenza were first introduced, the ... and now a seed strain can be made in as little as 4 weeks, whereas previously this took months of egg ... and individuals with chronic underlying organ diseases. 4. Infants and children under 2 years of age. 5. Healthy ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: C. Mackie, MD, MHSc, CCFP
June 2007
... or community in the discharge of their ethical duties.” [4] A functioning health care system will require front-line ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC
June 2007
... fatality (or CF, the proportion ill who die as a result).[ 4 - 8 ] There were three definite influenza pandemics ... “the greatest medical holocaust in history.” [ 4-6 ] During that pandemic, 50% of the world’s population ... during the atypical period of May, June, and July.[ 4 ] This first wave was seen as the mild “three-day ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC
June 2007
... from limited outbreaks to world-wide epidemic. [3,4] Both the sustainability and effectiveness of some ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Martin Petric, PhD, FCCM
June 2007
... should be collected within the first 3 days of illness. [4] Should the H5N1 virus evolve to a strain that spreads ... population, pandemic preparedness would increase to Phase 4 (family or small group outbreaks) through Phase 6 ... sensitivity and are not recommended for sporadic cases. [4] At the inception of a pandemic, it will be essential ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Patty Daly, MD, FRCPC
June 2007
... All of the human H5N1 cases reported over the last 4 years in 12 countries have been acquired locally and most ... and appropriate use of personal protective equipment.[ 2 , 4-7 ] During the interpandemic period Physicians can ... care settings has not been shown to be of great benefit. [4] In fact, occupational and infection control experts ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Patty Daly, MD, FRCPC
June 2007
... worldwide and a case fatality rate of less than 0.1%. [4] The mortality rate was highest among traditional ... 172 deaths due to H5N1 as reported in 12 countries over a 4-year period. [7] Whether H5N1 has the potential to become ...
Editorials /
BY: Lindsay M. Lawson, MD
July/August 2007
... is welcome. Recovery from an exacerbation takes 2 to 4 months, and 10% to 20% of individuals hospitalized for an ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ingrid Söchting, PhD,
July/August 2007
... are misidentified as evidence of mental illness. [3,4] Still, the incidence of a traumatic past, especially in ... staff (27.9%), followed by other student residents (15.4%), school staff (14.7%), teachers (5.9%), principals ... strangers (33.3%) followed by peers (11.1%), partners (7.4%), federal inmates (7.4%), and various family members. All ...