Clinical Articles /
BY: Bruce Hobson, MD
November 2017
... proactive care planning. Staff would check care plans 1 to 2 weeks before a patient visit, note what tests were due, and ... and a dashboard to show progress over time. In 2 years, 86% of my patients had current tetanus vaccinations. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Travis Holyk, MA, EdD
November 2017
... bottom for just about every social determinant of health.[ 2,3 ] Health problems are increased for those living in rural ... indicated a CSFS clinic was their primary care home (mean 2.29, SD 0.80) and patients who used CSFS clinics on a ... a CSFS clinic was their primary care home (mean 5.78, SD 2.43) and patients who used CSFS clinics on a walk-in basis ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD
November 2017
... of TRAP have clearly established health effects.[ 2 ] These include upper respiratory tract irritation, ...
Editorials /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
November 2017
... With 90% of Canada considered rural and remote,[ 2 ] our country has become a world leader in health ...
News /
BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd
November 2017
... three of the CMA’s Physician Leadership Institute (PLI) 2-day courses: Developing Strategic Influence, Conflict ... the growth of research knowledge. Dr Ruth Collins-Nakai[ 2 ] thinks that these commitments and values are part of the ...
Obituaries /
BY: Urve Kuusk, MD, FRCSC, FACS
November 2017
Born in Ipswich, England, on 2 November 1934, Dr Patricia Rebbeck grew up in a happy ...
Obituaries /
BY: Carol Stewart Walker
November 2017
... as the base surgeon and ran his own hospital. After 2 years the navy asked Ron to become a specialist, but as he ...
Obituaries /
BY: Laura Lim
November 2017
... could do a year of general medicine at VGH before spending 2 years in Powell River. He then returned to Vancouver to ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP
November 2017
... smoke, while urban dwellers may have COHb levels of 1% to 2%. People such as firefighters, construction and garage ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Vanessa Perrodou, RD
December 2017
... neurological, motor, and behavioral development.[ 2 ] Parent/caregiver influences on eating habits A battle ...