Letters /
BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI
March 2014
... cancers at a stage when they can be optimally treated. 5. The authors admit the randomized trial data were obtained ...
Letters /
BY: Andrew J. Coldman, PhD
March 2014
... used by guideline groups in North America and the UK.[ 3-5 ] In her fourth point Dr Gordon indicates that ...
Letters /
BY: Murray McFadden, MD,
March 2014
... in BC. Ontario law limits the audit period to 19 months.[ 5 ] BC considers the physician guilty before audit and employs a punitive 5-year penalty period. Sadly, BC’s Audit and Investigation ...
News /
BY: Jennifer J. Telford, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CAGF, FACG
March 2014
... which has been available in British Columbia for the past 5 years and has been covered by MSP since April 2013. Because ...
Premise /
BY: Siavash Jafari, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
March 2014
... asking (4.8%), and bought from drug dealers (4.4%).[ 5 ] As practising physicians in addiction clinics and ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Shelley Perlman, MD, CCFP, FRCPC,
March 2014
... on at least 70% of nights, with objective documentation.[ 5 ] In BC physicians must report to the motor vehicle ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ryan Wilson, BSc,
April 2014
... whereas PLA is the most common form in North America,[ 5 ] and is usually the result of polymicrobial infection.[ 6 ... patient’s vital signs were recorded as temperature 39.5°C, heart rate 116 beats per minute, blood pressure 92/62 ... A CT scan of the abdomen then confirmed the presence of a 5 x 4.4 x 3.2–cm multiloculated mass in the anterior right ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Joanne Stares, MHSc,
April 2014
... of IBD-related mortality than do blue-collar workers.[ 5 ] In 2012 an American study reported a cluster of IBD among ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Shelley Ross, MD
April 2014
... who want more in-depth information, Beyond the Basics are 5- to 10-page articles containing specific medical terms and ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME
April 2014
... or psychiatrist, regardless of clinical presentation. 5. Employers have a right to which of the following: ... assessment as required for claim processing purposes. 5. (c), (d), and (e) Employers require patient consent ...