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Letters / BY: Alexander Frame, MD, MHSc, November 2015
... showing a 6% reduction in antipsychotic use over 4 months. More can certainly be achieved with the elderly ...
News November 2015
... entered the draw at UBC’s Medical Student Orientation on 4 September by signing up to receive the journal’s monthly ...
Beyond Medicine November 2015
... of acute otitis media but increased nausea and vomiting.4 Benefits of oseltamivir may be more pronounced in ... influenza in pregnant women Pregnant women and women up to 4 weeks postpartum are also at high risk for ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd November 2015
... are some words of thanks recognizing Jack Sr. for 4 decades of dedicated service to the then-BCMA, and the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP December 2015
... in the population catchment area from 2006 to 2011.[ 4 ] The move by full-service family physicians to limited, ... show a similarly consistent range from 20.0% to 26.4% through 2007. Services received by patients from a ... 22.9% in 2011, and increased to 25.5% in 2012. A low of 17.4% was seen for the first quarter of 2013.  Data for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA December 2015
... they present to emergency departments for primary care.[ 4 ] •   Strong evidence indicates that inequalities exist in medical care for mentally ill individuals.[ 4-6 ] Serious mental disorders already carry a stigma[ 4 ] that may be compounded by a second diagnosis such as ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elspeth M. McDougall, MD, FRCSC, MHPE, December 2015
... strategies and implement such methods accordingly.[ 4 ] Simulation is best implemented to reinforce a principle ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD December 2015
... the Billing Integrity Program. This article covers phase 4: recovery. The recovery phase commences when the Medical ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) December 2015
... when large amounts of contaminated fish are eaten.[ 4 ] Canned tuna contains relatively low levels of mercury ...
MDs To Be / BY: Cynthia Kong, December 2015
... the lives of those who are ill in a remote area; however, 4 hours is a very long time for a patient with new–onset ...