Letters /
BY: Murray Trusler, MD, MBA, FCFP, FRRMS,
May 2016
... Rocket-AF 55% [rivaroxaban], Aristotle 62% [apixaban]).[ 2-4 ] But warfarin can be managed at a TTR > 75%. To ... process. 1. Patients attend the lab as usual. 2. The INR is performed using an INR point-of-care ... patient self-management program (KIDCLOT) was studied over 2.7 years. Children and their parents managed warfarin at ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Susan Hynes, BA, MBA,
December 2016
... Care Services at 604 232-7787 or 1 866 244-6404 (press 2). —Peter Rothfels, MD Chief Medical Officer and Director ...
Letters /
BY: Vandad Yousefi, MD, CCFP, FHM,
May 2016
... for the 80% of Canadians who live in urban areas,[ 2 ] the model of comprehensive primary care has long gone the ...
News
May 2016
... testing (e.g., fasting plasma glucose [FPG; $1.46] or 2-hour plasma glucose [2hPG; $12.94]) can be used for ... anti-hyperglycemic agents available for treatment of type 2 diabetes that can be considered as part of an ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
May 2016
... . WorkSafeBC will require approximately 2 weeks to process the forms from the date of receipt. If we ...
Editorials /
BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD
November 2016
... after them. But should I feel guilty? I’ve only taken 2 weeks off this year. I have a solo family practice with no ...
President's Comment /
BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS
November 2016
... only picked it up as a communication and information forum 2 years ago. Research shows that more and more people, ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC
November 2016
... in fractures, heart disease, cancer, or dementia.[ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] The synergy of nutrients and related ... there is no evidence of benefit for disease prevention[ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] and no indication for routine screening ... are already enriched to prevent widespread deficiencies.[ 2 , 3 ] Contrary to the widely held belief that vitamins and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Bradley Ashman, MD
November 2016
... by patients with metal-on-metal total hip replacement.[ 2 ] Although rare, these inflammatory masses have been ... long-term stability. While cemented implants ( Figure 2 ) are still favored in some parts of the world, including ... rates of symptomatic VTE events occurred in approximately 2% to 5% of hip arthroplasty patients within 3 months of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Paul Dooley, MD, MSc, FRCSC
November 2016
... are equivalent to primary knee arthroplasty.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Unicompartmental arthroplasty Unicompartmental ...