Clinical Articles /
BY: Howard N. Fenster, MD, FRCSC,
October 2009
... these complications, but they are described as uncommon.[ 2-7 ] As a surgeon who is seeing increasing numbers of the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Stephen Wheeler, MD
October 2009
... developed a policy of excluding all psychiatric patients.[ 2 ] This is not a solution BCAS considers ethical or ... the patient area ( Figure 1 ). On rotor aircraft ( Figure 2 ) the conditions are even more cramped, with all occupants ... provide advice on the medication and dosage (see Table 2 ). This advice includes considering factors such as the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Geoffrey W. Cundiff, MD,
October 2009
... Ulmsten as a treatment for stress urinary incontinence.[ 2 ] By the time Johnson & Johnson began marketing the device ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP
October 2009
... 220). A recent meta-analysis by Kodama and colleagues[ 2 ] examined cardiorespiratory fitness as a predictor of ...
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
... with some series suggesting an upper limit of 7 days.[ 2-4 ] In light of these observations, the US Centers for ...
News
October 2009
... #115 – 1665 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4 by 2 April 2010. 2010 CMA Special Awards Further information on ...
Premise /
BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD,
October 2009
... treatment against tuberculosis and the common cold.[ 2 ] Some consider this the beginning of evidence-based ... therapy for numerous conditions. Dr Pierre Louis ( Figure 2 ) was a French physician who wanted to analyze the efficacy ... at the First compared with the Second Clinic was 9.5% vs 2.6%, 7.8% vs 3.5%, 15.8% vs 7.5%, respectively. Autopsy ...
President's Comment /
BY: Brian Brodie, MD
October 2009
... you show up sick to the office or are too sick to come in. 2. Ensure you have enough supplies on hand—masks, gloves, ... pens should be wiped down twice daily. 10. Remember the 2 metre rule—try to keep 2 metres of separation between you and your office staff and ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Craig Martin, MD,
October 2009
Nonspecific low back pain (LBP) is a common,[ 1,2 ] costly,[ 3-5 ] and debilitating condition, and to date, ...