College Library /
BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS
November 2009
... is accredited for up to 3.5 Mainpro-M1 and Section 1 study credits. Courses have already been presented in ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC
November 2009
... time in the discussion forum. The course is available from 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2011. There is no charge, but ...
Letters /
BY: Albert W. Chan, MD, FRCPC,
November 2009
... services department in Canada” BCMJ 2009;51[1]:14-19 ). With every new or competing medical technology ... symptomatic or asymptomatic high surgical risk patients,[ 1 ] we are still waiting for the results of the clinical ... if we could show that CAS could be done safely with <1% periprocedural risk of stroke, <1% for MI, and 0% ...
News /
BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC
November 2009
... 2008. Available at UBC Bookstore: www.bookstore.ubc.ca , 1 800 661-3889. ISBN: 281000027009B. Paperback, 123 pages. ...
News
November 2009
... in British Columbia. Only one award will be made in any 1 year and there shall be no obligation on the fund to make ... can be obtained from cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/1368/la_id/1.htm (select “About CMA” and “Awards from CMA”). ...
News /
BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS
November 2009
... traveling, contact the MEDOC Claims Assistance Centre (1 800 709-3420). What happens if a travel warning is issued ... can contact Johnson Inc. for more information by calling 1 866 606-3362 or visiting www.johnson.ca/medoc_c/ . ...
President's Comment /
BY: Brian Brodie, MD
November 2009
... using both hands-free phones and hand-held phones.[ 1 ] It’s not the act of holding a cell phone to your ear ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Ailve McNestry, MB,
November 2009
... advisor at WorkSafeBC, phone 604 231-8888 or toll free 1 888 967-5377. —Ailve McNestry, MB, CCFP, CCBOM WorkSafeBC ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC,
December 2009
... AF is more than that for all other arrhythmias combined.[ 1 ] In addition to reduced quality of life, functional ... - 4 ] While the overall prevalence of AF is approximately 1% in the general population, the incidence and prevalence increases significantly with age, affecting 1 in 25 over the age of 60 years and nearly 1 in 10 over the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marilyn J. Borugian, PhD,
December 2009
... participation of women aged 50 to 69 in BC is 49%.[ 1 ] One of the most effective ways to encourage ... Results The overall response rate for the survey was 34.1%. The response rate for urban practices was 31.6%, while ... screening mammography to their eligible patients ( Table 1 ). While more respondents in rural areas (95%) than in ...