News
January/February 2016
... from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (a light dinner is served from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.). A roster of experts will help residents ... 2016 MDFM Greg Lee Son Investing 101: Show me the money! 5 April 2016 MDFM Greg Lee Son Introduction to incorporation ...
News /
BY: Laurie Cooper,
January/February 2016
... engine, it is a relatively short crossing by boat (1.5 to 2 hours). Because of this, human smugglers have set up ...
Premise /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
January/February 2016
... Canada is distinct from the practice of palliative care.[ 5 ] Why people request assisted death To begin to understand ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael Stanger, MD,
March 2016
... measures (PROMs) and related them to clinical tests,[ 2-5 ] few of these studies have originated in a nonacademic ... tests for shoulder patients are compared ( Figure 5 ), no correlation is seen. Hip and knee patients Based on ... patients and 11 points for knee patients. We found that 80.5% of hip patients and 68.9% of knee patients achieved this ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael W. Luong, MD, FRCPC,
March 2016
... myocardial infarction (MI), or a ventricular aneurysm.[ 5 ] The ETT remains a well-proven tool for diagnosing ... metabolic equivalent task (MET), where 1 MET is equal to 3.5 mL O 2 per kg per min. The VO2 max value is affected by ... Duke treadmill score. The DTS is calculated by subtracting 5 times the ST depression (measured in mm) and 4 times the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Rosemary Basson, MD, FRCP(UK)
March 2016
... when a painful stimulus is applied to nongenital sites.[ 5 ] Antecedent stress is typical for women with PVD.[ 6 ] A ... penetration find they can lessen the pain by applying 5% lidocaine gel to the points of allodynia (and if this stings, then 5% lidocaine compounded in Glaxal Base can be applied). Women ...
News
March 2016
... For elective procedures, warfarin should be stopped for 5 to 6 days prior to the procedure to allow gradual ...
News
March 2016
... ovary, and vice versa. SEO cancers have been reported in 5% to 10% of endometrial or ovarian cancers. The spread of a ...
Obituaries /
BY: Michael Golbey, MD
March 2016
... of Life will be held on 2 April 2016 (2:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm) at Two Eagles Golf Course and Academy, 3509 ...
President's Comment /
BY: Charles Webb, MBChB
March 2016
... in BC. It’s pretty amazing to think that over the next 5 years estimates suggest there will be more seniors in ...