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Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, July/August 2008
... The Quesnel GP, who practised in South Africa until 5 years ago, first learned about group visits at an Institute ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD July/August 2008
... who often can’t remember where he put his car keys 5 minutes ago.  On Saturday, evidence-based medicine (EBM) ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Wilma Arruda, MD, July/August 2008
... currently experiencing mental disorders.[ 4 ] • Only 5% of children and youth receive any form of psychological ... a mere 1% to 2% are treated by mental health specialists.[ 5 ] • Every $1 spent on psychological ser­vices yields a savings of $5 in medical costs.[ 5 ]  • The average cost of treating ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Betty Tang, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... done poorly because of their unique needs (Cases 4 and 5). There is also no intermediate resource for patients who ... was transfered to the Provincial Assessment Centre.  Case 5:  “Leo” is a 27-year-old man with moderate DD (IQ ... She had lived with one caregiver for approximately 5 years. During this time, the caregiver found Bev’s ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeffrey M. Pike, MD, MPH, FRCSC July/August 2008
... physicians per 100000 people in British Columbia,[ 5 ] less than 1% of family practice physicians in BC will ... in the office ( Figure 3 ). Lesions that are larger than 5 cm in any dimension, deep to the deep fascia, or that are ... In addition, superficial lesions that are smaller than 5 cm in any dimension but are adherent to the deep fascia or ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Farsheed Hedayati-Vala, MD, July/August 2008
... about GI endoscopy in rural communities were found.[ 5 , 6 ]  One study looked at  the safety and effectiveness ... colono­scopy done by family physicians in rural Ontario.[ 5 ] The other study looked at patterns of upper and lower GI ... can be completed with a complications rate of 0% to 5%,[ 8 , 10 - 15 ] and with a satisfactory rate of detection ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Catherine L. Weber, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... months, or evidence of kidney damage at any level of GFR.[ 5 ] Kidney damage may manifest in several ways, including ... to the National Kidney Foun­dation recommendations.[ 5 ]  Table 1  lists these stages and several associated ... of CKD (occasionally Stage 3, more commonly Stages 4 and 5).[ 6 , 7 ]  It is important to note that patients with an ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD September 2008
... a worker, but she may choose to purchase POP. Scenario #5 Dr Jamison is an anaesthesiologist who provides his ...
News September 2008
... one student, one resident, and one early career physician (5 years post-residency) member who has demonstrated exemplary ...
ICBC / BY: Sonny Senghera, September 2008
... Most kids reach this weight by the time they are 4 or 5 years old. Thanks to research over the last 22 years, we now know that 4- and 5-year-old kids are too small to use only a seatbelt. ...