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News January/February 2015
... Executive Directors, and Partners. •    Friday, 1 May: Provincial Round Table for Physicians, Divisions’ ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Cathy Clelland, MD January/February 2015
... On Home,” the concept of the Patient’s Medical Home[ 1 ] is built around the ongoing relationship between the ... family doctor, and requires the following key supports:  1.    Patients have personal family physicians who provide ... family physician practices. There are four main issues: 1.    Clarification of scope of practice and roles ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd January/February 2015
... and emergencies, and emerging infectious diseases.”[ 1 ] Nothing captures the exponential growth in medical ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Brooks, MD, January/February 2015
... please contact WorkSafeBC’s medical advisor info line at 1 855 476-3049, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ken Q. Little, MSc, March 2015
... most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide.[ 1 ] There are over 150 types of HPV, with over 40 being able ... direct treatment for genital warts costs an estimated $1 million annually.[ 9 ] In addition to cervical cancer, HPV ... only 3 of 92 (3.3%) in the over 10 years group ( Table 1 ). Reason for not being vaccinated Respondents who had not ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM March 2015
... of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in high-risk adults.[ 1 ] In addition to haematopoietic stem cell transplant ... received PPV23 in the prior year, NACI recommends waiting 1 year to give the dose of PCV13. A total of two lifetime ... specific IgG and antibody levels greater than or equal to 1 µg/mL compared to PPV23 vaccine alone; this phenomenon was ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD March 2015
... to as a Patterns of Practice Order] made under Section 37(1)(e) to adopt an appropriate pattern of practice or billing. ... by the MSC. The period of time can vary from as little as 1 month to a permanent de-enrollment. Knowing and adhering to ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP March 2015
... move this important initiative forward. We started in year 1 by simply asking our patients to go for a walk on or around ... walking 20 minutes per day can reduce mortality by 30%.[ 1 ] We have been encouraging divisions of family practice to ... with them to gauge their progress. The toll-free number is 1 877 725-1149, and 604 241-2266 in the Lower Mainland. Now ...
News March 2015
... the survey, contact the Canadian Heart Research Centre at 1 800 725-6585, ext. 229, or via e-mail at cmeinfo@chrc.net . ...
News March 2015
... a baby or planning a pregnancy during the period of 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016? If so, it is important to take ...