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Letters / BY: Bernie Littlejohn, September 2009
... interesting (“Ready or not”  BCMJ 2009;51[5]:190 ). Implementation of an information system that does ...
News September 2009
The 5-year survival rate for black people with melanoma is 59% ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Craig Martin, MD, September 2009
... palmar splinting in the intrinsic-plus position for 5 days and passive mobilization is recommended. Intensive ... wounds. Consider a tetanus toxoid booster if more than 5 years has elapsed since the patient’s last immunization. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen Wheeler, MD October 2009
... a year, including a small number of psychiatric patients (5% to 6%) and some medical patients who have an altered ... BC to tertiary medical care is expected to be longer than 5 hours, air transport is utilized. All patients are assigned ... provided if a patient: • Faces a ground trip longer than 5 hours. • Is unable to travel by commercial aircraft. • ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Geoffrey W. Cundiff, MD, October 2009
... over retropubic urethropexy in terms of patient recovery.[ 5 ] In fact, a Cochrane review concluded that TVT placement ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kevin Elwood, MD October 2009
... highest risk of developing active disease within the first 5 years of arrival, although the risk persists for many ... treatment and those who decline are followed up for 3 to 5 years. The IME and previous X-rays are routinely requested ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP October 2009
... fitness by engaging in moderate-level physical activity 5 days a week leads to a reduction in mortality from all ... of undertaking 30 to 60 minutes of moderate activity 5 days per week. Pedometers for our patients can be obtained ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, October 2009
... the average wait time for regular appointments from 5.8 to 2.5 days. • 89% of GPs who completed the chronic disease ...
Letters / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC October 2009
... the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,[ 5 ] European Centre for Disease Control,[ 6 ] and the World ...
News October 2009
... one student, one resident, and one early career physician (5 years post-residency) member who has demonstrated exemplary ...