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May 2009
... is a short-term incentive valid from 27 January 2009 to 1 February 2011. The Canadian Medical Association has ... in an article at www.cma.ca/index.cfm?ci_id=10043190&la_id=1 . News New tax laws for physicians ...
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May 2009
... not yet been selected to begin EMR implementation. As of 1 April, all physicians who have applied have been ...
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May 2009
... ) or faxing it toll free to 1 866 678-6789. • By calling toll free to 1 866 234-2345. News Reporting side effects ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
May 2009
... field and where registration may be required. Scenario #1 Dr Foster is a physician practising medicine as a sole ... Scenario #2 All other factors are the same as in Scenario #1, but Dr Foster hires a receptionist. Is the doctor an ... Friday, by calling 604 244-6181 in the Lower Mainland or 1 888 922-2768 toll free within BC. —Peter Rothfels, MD ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC,
June 2009
... is 17.74 mL or 14 g of alcohol. This represents 44 mL (1.5 fl. oz.) of 80-proof spirits, 148 mL (5 fl. oz.) of wine, ... in a large meta-analysis involving the study of over 1 million subjects.[ 1 ] The greatest benefit on all-cause mortality was observed ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Kyle D. Burns, MD, FRCPC,
June 2009
... delirium is a common complication of cardiac surgery.[ 1 ] Episodes of delirium are associated with increased ... hallucinations have been labeled postcardiotomy delirium,[ 1 ] postoperative psychosis,[ 7 ] and acute brain syndrome.[ ... of delirium. The data gathered are displayed in Table 1 . Delirium assessment The diagnosis of delirium was based ...
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June 2009
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BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc
June 2009
... and Streptococcus pyogenes (see the Figure ).[ 1 ] S. pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is the most common cause ...
College Library /
BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS
June 2009
... congenital anomaly with an incidence rate of approximately 1 in 800 births across all ethnic groups. In dealing with the ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
June 2009
... oil, lemon peel, and beetroot effectively combat HIV.[ 1 ] It wasn’t until 2004 that South Africa began to offer ...