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News May 2017
... time. Caller satisfaction was extremely high (4.7 on a 5-point scale), and nurses’ satisfaction was 8.6 on a ... 2015 compared to five adult deaths in 2016. SSC funded the 5-month pilot through the Q&I Initiative. The service is no ...
Premise / BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP May 2017
... Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care .[ 5 ] As in his presentations[ 6 ] on the topic, he uses ... ourselves on the patient’s side of the stethoscope.”[ 5 ] Our patients Of course, our colleagues are not our only ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jacqueline Reid, BSc, BN June 2017
... less prevalent, but have among the lowest of the relative 5-year survival rates at 14% and 25% respectively.[ 1 ] ... that already provide rapid access to endoscopy services.[ 5-7 ] The instructions on the form require the referring ... between the two groups in terms of these outcomes ( Table 5 ). Total overtime hours for endoscopy nurses amounted to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elena Terekhova, MD, PhD June 2017
... from 1 to 83. The mean number of consultations was 4.6 (5.3) and the median number was 3.0. Detailed analysis of data ... younger than 1 year to 100 years, with a mean age of 31.5 (14.5) years and a median age of 31.0. Approximately ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCM June 2017
... days, it is recommended that specimens be collected within 5 days of symptom onset when viral load is highest. ... investigations. Serology can be useful if more than 5 days have passed for optimal buccal swab collection. ... adenovirus, and enterovirus,[ 4 ] as well as influenza[ 5 ]).  —Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCM —Alexandra ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tania Morrison, MHSc, RD June 2017
... of depression, distress, and social isolation.[ 1,5 ] Among children and youth, food insecurity is associated ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Susan Papadionissiou June 2017
... management. The Division has created a step-by-step guide[ 5 ] for use by other divisions who may wish to set up their ...
News June 2017
... with multiple sclerosis can show signs of something wrong 5 years before the onset of disease, much earlier than ...
Clinical Articles / BY: W.D. Robertson, MB, BChir, FRCPC July/August 2017
... deaths account for approximately 4% of all deaths.[ 5 ] The 72 assisted deaths on Vancouver Island (population ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alexa R.Y. Dang, BSc July/August 2017
... TCN rated the follow-up schedule information highest (mean 5.9) and the side effects of treatment information lowest (mean 3.5) ( Table 2 ). Looking at all clarity scores from the survey ... management and focus too much on radiation treatment.[ 5,6 ] We suspect that FPs want more information on side ...