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News / BY: Andrew Guy, September 2015
... four young Canadians died attending music festivals.[ 2,3 ] Mass gatherings require health and medical services, ...
Obituaries / BY: William Gardner, MBChB, September 2015
Dr David Millar Norwell was born on 2 May 1919 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and died on 23 May 2015 ... But while music fed his soul, medicine fed his family, and 2 years later he returned to family practice. In subsequent ...
Obituaries / BY: Robert N. Baker, MD, September 2015
... 30 March 1929 in Vasarosdombo, Hungary, and passed away on 2 April 2015 at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. When the ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Brad Fritz, MD September 2015
... the scope and standards of insured medical services.[ 2 ] Third, the association was opposed to the commission ... merits of the proposed law. It was defeated 622 to 13.[ 2 ] Opposition by the BCMA galvanized public sentiment ... the MSA’s initial expenses, with costs repaid in 1944.[ 2 ] In what proved to be a brilliant public relations move, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... it is a leading cause of traumatic death in children under 2 years of age, that it has a characteristic clinical ... with his detailed report on 32 cases of child abuse.[ 2,3 ] In the early 20th century, surgeons began to recognize ... inform our diagnostic decisions. In children younger than 2 years, inflicted head injury is one of the leading causes ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nita Jain, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... point to a medical diagnosis when abuse is not present.[ 1,2 ] Fortunately, pre-existing medical conditions that result ... ( Figure 1 ), or posterior rib fractures ( Figure 2 ), both of which are strongly suggestive of abuse even when ... A limited repeat skeletal survey, done approximately 2 weeks following the initial one, is recommended when there ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Victoria J. Cook, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... transplant patients compared with the general population.[ 2 ] Further research is needed to better understand the risk ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD October 2015
... the audit process was outlined. This article covers phase 2, the on-site audit. You are about to step out the door when ... rendered for the dates of service that claims were paid. 2.    Complete and legible clinical records were ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... the same proportion in Vancouver between 2008 and 2012.[ 2 ] Annually, there are between 15 and 23 ecstasy-related ... has a very narrow safety margin and lethal doses are only 2 to 4 times greater than therapeutic doses. Because the time ...
News October 2015
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