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Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2010
... with some summer sessions, I was able to do my pre-med in 2 years. What drew you into psychiatry? It wasn’t something ... Abstract at:  http://jpc.sagepub.com/content/1/2/119.abstract ].  The BC pilot studies will demonstrate ... the work. You’ve been doing the job of pres­ident for 2 weeks now—how’s it going? I’ve been told by ...
News September 2010
... #1  Carole Williams  dr_carole@shaw.ca   District #2  Robin Routledge  routledge@shaw.ca   District #2  Michael Morris  michaelmorris@shaw.ca   District #3  ...
News September 2010
... on how to proceed. Specialists then return calls within 2 hours and provide practical advice to callers on treatment ...
Obituaries / BY: Kenneth G. Atkinson, MD, September 2010
... Hugh Richard Williams passed away in May 2010, after a 21/2-year battle with cancer. Hugh was born in Winnipeg and grew ...
Proust for Physicians September 2010
... to practise? I’ve been very content in Victoria. Until 2 years ago, I kept my Minnesota licence active because of ...
WorkSafeBC September 2010
... medical advisors and nurse advisors   Contact list 2 WorkSafeBC Physician’s resource ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Manal Hasan, MBBS, MD, October 2010
... primary care physicians, and 50% of NSAID prescriptions.[ 2 ] It is estimated that up to 80% of the population will ... is often in the medial joint compartment ( Figure 2 ), but involvement of other compartments or of the entire ... proposed a more pathogenetic classification of OA ( Table 2 ). This classification system assumes that osteo­arthritis ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Hawkeswood, MD, October 2010
... 1 ] along with data published from 1945 to January 2006.[ 2 ] Treatments were evaluated for ef­ficacy, safety, and ... non-pharmacological therapy.  SOR: 97% (95% CI 95–99)[ 2 ] Patient education regarding osteo­arthritis ... their weight at a lower level. SOR: 96% (95% CI 92–100)[ 2 ] The entire OARSI panel recommended encouraging patients ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen Kennedy, MD, October 2010
... several studies showing no benefit over pla­cebo.[ 1 , 2 ] The Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) ... within 6 months treatment should be discontinued.”[ 2 ]  Other guidelines, such as those for the American ... ] Both sets of guidelines are based on level I evidence.[ 2 , 3 ] This disparity in recommend­ations is considered to ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) October 2010
... products can remain for sale to Canadians during the 21/2 years the agency believes it will take to apply the ... natural health products at between $200 to $930 million.[ 2 ]  The bottom line is that thousands of products remain ...