News
March 2013
... gross clinical payments averaged $307482 in 2010–11, a 3.1% increase—the smallest in 5 years, according to a report ... Ontario accounting for $2.7 billion and Quebec almost $1 billion. CIHI said over half of all physicians received ...
News
March 2013
... and concluded that Ontario’s bill reaches almost $1.4 trillion, Quebec’s bill amounts to $768 billion, and ... gross clinical payments averaged $307482 in 2010–11, a 3.1% increase—the smallest in 5 years, according to a report ...
President's Comment /
BY: Shelley Ross, MD
March 2013
... last year said she exercises to reduce her stress.[ 1 ] She finds she’s a much better wife, mother, and ... were to recommend a lifestyle change to their patients.[ 1 ] In this study, 73% of physicians didn’t get enough ...
Physician Spotlight /
BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski,
March 2013
... of the children for whom they created their stories.”[ 1 ] He often used fiction to break down the challenging ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
March 2013
... including asbestos-related claims, call Teleclaim at 1 888 WORKERS (1 888 967-5377), Monday to Friday, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: J. Rajala MD, FRCPC,
April 2013
... to determine the incidence of cardiac disease.[ 1 ] He studied methods to correlate ECG findings with ... a myocardial infarction (MI) could safely return to work.[ 1 ] Pioneering post-infarction care At the time Dr ... for 6 weeks was the treatment of choice for an infarct.[ 1 ] The practice of allowing patients to sit up in bed or ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Tyler W. Smith, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
April 2013
... common kinds of heritable thrombophilia (HT) ( Table ).[ 1 ] These can be classified according to their associated ... to establish how many tests for FVL were performed from 1 April 2005 to 30 March 2009. FVL was chosen to represent HT ... Provincial FVL test data As shown in Figure 1 , VGH received 7928 orders for FVL testing during the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D. Sandberg, RRT,
April 2013
... with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),[ 1-4 ] and more trials are currently underway.[ 5 ] There is ... established by the health authority. Approximately 1 month after setup, patients are contacted by the health ... ambulatory oxygen, patients must be able to walk more than 1 minute. In accordance with the criteria in effect since ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Natalie Prystajecky, PhD, SCCM
April 2013
... self-limiting infection; most people will recover within 1 to 3 days without medical treatment. This infection is ... in New Zealand, the United States, Belgium, and Denmark.[ 1 ] In BC, sequencing has revealed that GII.4 Sydney (2012) ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD
April 2013
... Among the general population this occurs in 1 in 133 patients. If there is a family history the incidence jumps to 1 in 22. Treatment of celiac disease requires strict ... autoimmune illnesses such as hypothyroidism, type 1 diabetes, connective tissue diseases, and also preterm ...