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Shared Care Committee / BY: Sandy Whitehouse, MD, March 2015
... and poor long-term prognosis and quality of life.[ 1-3 ] •    Increased risk factors including a decline or ... address three of the policy paper’s 10 recommendations: 1.    Pediatric patients with complex and chronic illness ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amanzo A. Ho, BSc, April 2015
... for an estimated 3000 new cases and 1210 deaths in 2014.[ 1 ] The majority of cases arise from precancerous adenomatous ... patients undergo fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) every 1 to 2 years or a screening colonoscopy every 10 years. A ... on colonoscopy, with wait times occasionally exceeding 1 year.  CT colonography (CTC), also known as virtual ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Patrick Tang, MD, PhD, April 2015
... BC are diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) disease.[ 1 ] To establish effective treatment, isolation precautions, ...
College Library / BY: Robert Melrose April 2015
... search the app store for First Consult. Choose option #1 (“I use First Consult and know my username”). When ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jeffrey R. Brubacher, MD, April 2015
... survey (2012), 8.3% of drivers had been drinking and 10.1% had used at least one drug. Cannabis was found in 5.4% of drivers, cocaine in 4.1%, amphetamines in 1.7%, opiates in 1.1%, and benzodiazepines in 0.1%.[ 1 ] ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB April 2015
... life. They are the tip of an iceberg that comprises over 1 million Canadians on government wait lists. The Supreme ... is not only unethical but, in our view, also illegal.[ 1,2 ] —BD Editorials Ethics on trial ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2015
... announcement of our over-capacity protocol (OCP) levels 1, 2, and 3. The message is triggered by the number of ... and is sent over the hospital PA system at 9 a.m. Level 1 means the hospital is full, level 2 that it is more full, ... 3 that the hospital is really full. The message OCP level 1 is stated loudly and repeated, similar to the code blue ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD April 2015
... primary care and improving attachment rates in BC. As of 1 March 2015, 22 divisions of family practice have completed ... approach for safe and accessible patient-centred care.[ 1 ] Research shows that a team-based approach can support ...
MDs To Be / BY: Csilla Egri, MSc, April 2015
... health care system is frequently (and almost exclusively)[ 1 ] compared to its American big brother. Comparisons often ... companies: Telus, Bell, and Shaw. Methods Table 1  contains participant descriptive statistics, with data ... test resulted in [error code 1054: please enter n ≥ 1]. Discussion Detailed analysis of questionnaires revealed ...
News / BY: Channelle Sawyer April 2015
... that you review your policies with a trusted advisor every 1 to 2 years. These reviews commonly involve changes or ...