Clinical Articles /
BY: Siavash Jafari, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
July/August 2016
... last less than 2 hours. Diagnosing dependence The DSM-5 [ 2 ] defines cannabis dependence as a disorder ... up to 4 weeks. Cannabis withdrawal is defined in the DSM-5 as clinically significant distress or impairment of social ... pharmacological treatment for cannabinoid dependence,[ 5 ] adjunctive treatment for nausea, anxiety, and insomnia ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Joanne Jablkowski
July/August 2016
... in Oliver, BC, for nearly 20 years, but for the previous 5 I practised in other rural parts of the country. Like many ...
College Library /
BY: Robert Melrose
July/August 2016
... Medicine , Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2016 , the DSM-5 , and hundreds of other current clinical titles across ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Hortense Tabien Nsoh, MD
July/August 2016
... is a complex mixture of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ... formation of ground-level ozone (O 3 ) on sunny days. PM 2.5 is the principal public health threat from short-term smoke ... precipitators can lower indoor concentrations of PM 2.5 and reduce symptoms. Their effectiveness depends on the ...
Physician Spotlight /
BY: Sterling Haynes, MD
July/August 2016
... elected Japanese Canadian alderman in Canada, serving for 5 years. He was a leader in the BPO Elks of Canada and was ...
Premise /
BY: A.W. Battison, MD
June 2016
... based and set out in the Uniform Patient Fee Schedule.[ 5 ] Those who cannot afford to pay receive services at no ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jonathan Pearce, MD, CCFP(PC)
June 2016
... worse quality of death associated with such expenditures.[ 5 ] Communication clearly has value for the care of the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Alan T. Bates, MD, PhD
June 2016
... and reaching the best possible position in life.[ 5 ] If this is our primary driving force, it is ...
News
June 2016
... training for residents since becoming program director 5 years ago, and the simulations he developed have provided ...
News /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
June 2016
... a manual for greywater use in composting toilets.[ 5 ] Using recycled water to flush our toilets and to water ...