MDs To Be /
BY: Marc Jutras, BBA, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018
March 2017
... in favor of inpatient care in psychiatric hospitals.[ 9 ] In response to the recommendations of the Canadian Mental ...
President's Comment /
BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS
March 2017
... residents be successful in our profession. If these first 9 months are any indication of how fast the coming months ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC
March 2017
... of 30% to 50% supination and 20% flexion strength.[ 7-9 ] Patients should be referred to the local orthopaedic ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marisa Wan, MD, FRCPC
April 2017
... and some never regain their previous cognitive function.[ 9 ] Diagnosis One commonly used diagnostic definition of ... established delirium as a sleep aid. Doses between 0.5 and 9.0 mg have been studied in delirium and in dementia ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Paul Blackburn, MD, FRCPC
April 2017
... 65 is predicted to rise from 16.4% in 2013 to between 23.9% and 27.0% by 2038.[ 3 ] An increasing number of patients ... with increased nonsuicide mortality in older adults.[ 8,9 ] LLD is also associated with suicide in older adults. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Leo Lai, MD, FRCPC
April 2017
... of life and decreased risk of adverse drug effects.[ 9 ] Evidence for deprescribing A recent comprehensive review ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Katalin Balogh, MD, PhD, FRCPC
April 2017
... in at-risk older people after 2 years of intervention.[ 9 ] Hence, we recommend optimizing treatment of modifiable ... of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion.[ 19 ] 9. Monitoring disease progression and response to treatment ... behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. (9) Monitoring disease progression and response to treatment ...
Editorials /
BY: Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS
April 2017
... by the public and even among medical practitioners.[ 9,10 ] One way to gain a better understanding of the four Ds ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
May 2017
... The vaccine that will be used in the BC program is the 9-valent HPV vaccine (HPV9 or Gardasil 9, Merck Canada Inc.),[ 1 ] which was introduced into the ... approved for use by Health Canada for boys and men age 9 to 26 years for prevention of anogenital warts, anal ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Emily Peterson, MPH
May 2017
... can respond to climate change in a number of ways:[ 9-11 ] • Keep up to date on the evidence of the health ... knowledge with your patients, families, and communities.[ 9 , 10 , 12 ] • Advocate for the meaningful inclusion ... of human health in climate change policy decisions.[ 9-11 ] • Help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the ...