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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2016
... and 2014 the rate of antibiotic prescribing fell 15% from 1.79 to 1.53 antibiotic prescriptions per thousand person days ( ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC November 2016
... vegetables, and fish are effective in preventing disease.[ 1 ] The traditional assumption is that simply replacing these ... prevent congenital neural tube defects (strong evidence).[ 1 ] Vitamin D in breastfed infants (strong evidence), frail ... medications such as metformin, proton pump inhibitors).[ 1 ] Vitamin B12 for vegans and those at risk for poor ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bradley Ashman, MD November 2016
... replacement, which he called low-friction arthroplasty.[ 1 ] Charnley’s procedure used a single-component ... helpful in assessing medial wall osteoarthritis ( Figure 1 ). Over the past decade femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) ... impact bearings used for looms in the textile industry.[ 1 ] Since Charnley’s time, only a few improvements have ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paul Dooley, MD, MSc, FRCSC November 2016
... procedure are equivalent to primary knee arthroplasty.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Unicompartmental arthroplasty Unicompartmental ... Canadian Institute for Health Information estimates that 1 in 4 Canadians are obese and that the rates are continuing ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC November 2016
... commonly ruptured tendon and the incidence is increasing.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Unfortunately, 20% to 25% of acute Achilles tendon ruptures are misdiagnosed initially.[ 1 , 4 ] Diagnosis is based on history and physical ... or violent ankle dorsiflexion of a plantar flexed foot.[ 1 ] Patients often describe feeling as if they were kicked in ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD November 2016
... G10002, G10003, and G10004, please refer to section D. 1. (Telehealth Services) of the General Preamble. —Keith J. ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi November 2016
... resources to educate kids and families about the Live 5-2-1-0 health message. Materials include a coloring sheet, rack ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Lukac, MPH October 2016
... BC, and is projected to further increase in 2016 ( Figure 1 ). Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately ... in congenital syphilis was observed from 2012 to 2014.[ 1 ] In the first half of 2016, there were two infectious ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patricia Gabriel, MD, MSc, CCFP October 2016
... barriers have been shown to result in health disparities,[ 1 , 2 ] with a wealth of evidence indicating that equity, ... centredness, and timeliness of care are all affected. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] Ideally, every Canadian would receive ... suits in Canada demonstrate that this is a risk.[ 1 ] Economic arguments for interpretation show there is a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... experiencing a mental health disorder at any given time.[ 1 ] Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence have ... such as depression, anxiety, and poor coping skills.[ 1 , 8 , 9 ] Furthermore, experts in the field have recently ... social isolation, marginalization, and violence.[ 1 ] The mechanism that allows poverty to directly affect the ...