Search

Clinical Articles / BY: Stephan F. van Eeden, MD, PhD, FRCP, April 2008
... dyspnea, and improve health-related quality of life.[ 6 , 7 ] Pulmonary rehabilitation, combined with education and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2008
... and make changes to improve incentive alignment:      7. Pay physicians for disability prevention work to increase ...
President's Comment / BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB, May 2008
... the University of Northern BC (UNBC) in Prince George on 7 June. Known as BC’s northern capital, Prince George has a ...
News / BY: Willem R. Vroom, MD May 2008
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC May 2008
... was not increased compared with unexposed controls.[ 7 ] Dr Albrecht’s case illustrates a multifaceted ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Helen Novak Lauscher, PhD May 2008
... (88%) graduated in the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s, while 7% graduated in the 1950s or 1960s, and 4% in the year 2000 ... the Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC),[ 7 ] jointly sponsored by the BC Medical Association and the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Borys Flak, MD, FRCPC, May 2008
... the most common causes of false-negative examinations.[ 7 ] The patient is scanned in both the supine and prone ... 12 ] a radiologist, reported sensitivities of 93.8% and 88.7%, respectively, for polyps of the same size.  Disparities ... Table  include the finding that only 246 CTC patients (7.9%) needed to be referred for OC.  Other relevant findings ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Barbara Poole Lane, MPA May 2008
... to grow 21.4%, from 1020484 in 2007 to 1239286 in 2017.[ 7 ] Because breast cancer risk increases with age, the growth ... the Canadian standard of 10% and the European standard of 7%.  In addition, women in BC are having surgery with an ...
Letters / BY: Michael A. McCann, MD, June 2008
... of surplus benefit funds under the BSA for the period 2006/7 to 2009/10 (see below). The benefit is set out in the BSA ...
Letters / BY: Richard Beever, MD June 2008
... was nearly doubled (19.6% vs 12.3%, P<.001, RRI 59%, ARI 7.3%, OR 1.59, NNH 14).  There is active debate regarding ...