Clinical Articles /
BY: Eric Webber, MD, FRCSC,
September 2008
... medical education programs are present” (IS-12A).[ 1 ] This is not only an accreditation requirement but a ... positions, with the need to open a new training site every 1 or 2 years. The newest residency training site opened in ...
Clinical Articles
September 2008
... demonstrations to the other two sites (see Figure 1 ). This ensures faculty members at the University of ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
October 2008
... New regulation regarding medical sharps Effective 1 October 2008 any medical sharp—including sutures, ... by this new regulation. The change, along with the 1 January 2008 OHSR change requiring the use of ... or call the Prevention Information Line toll free in BC at 1 888 621-7233 to contact your local WorkSafeBC occupational ...
President's Comment /
BY: Bill Mackie, MD
October 2008
... two elections for British Columbians this fall within a 1-month time span, plus the US election slated to run smack ...
News /
BY: James A. Wilson, MD
October 2008
... for Humanitarian Medicine, 2007. ISBN 987-88-902020-1-7. Hardcover. $30. To order, e-mail contact@iahm.org . ...
Letters /
BY: Paul K.B. Dagg, MD, FRCPC,
October 2008
... and NHA (a total of 22 beds for a catchment area of about 1 million people) means that we cannot designate beds for any ...
Letters /
BY: Kathleen Makuch, BSW,
October 2008
... a parent of a son with Down syndrome, autism, and now type 1 diabetes. I would just like to add that when my son (who ... in my family history). I had him tested, and he is type 1. He is now on insulin, and life is much better! ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nathan A. Hoag, BSc,
October 2008
... yet much controversy surrounds prostate cancer screening.[ 1 ] For a screening program to be effective, the following ... for prostate cancer screening, with sensitivities of 72.1% for PSA and 53.2% for DRE.[ 4 ] Used in combination, PSA ... adopted by various professional associations ( Table 1 ).[ 13 - 18 ] These conflicting recommendations may lead to ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC,
October 2008
... those with poor dental hygiene are also at higher risk.[ 1 - 3 ] Likewise, numerous conditions such as advancing age, ... may complicate IE and portend a poorer outcome.[ 1 ] Background The clinical presentation of IE may be acute ... the embolic risk decreases over time from 15% after 1 week of treatment to 1% after 4 weeks of treatment.[ 4 ] ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nupura Krishnadev, MD,
October 2008
... number of inpatients suffer from schizophrenia.[ 1 ] This highlights the need for both consulting ... the United States,40 compared with a current prevalence of 1.2 and a lifetime prevalence of 6.3% in the general ... a 5-year study of 82 patients treated with clozapine for 1 year, triglycerides were significantly elevated at the ...