Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Susan Papadionissiou
June 2017
... clinical practice guidelines for opioid prescribing[ 1 ] have inspired the creation of many pain-management and ... have simplified the prescribing process for Suboxone,[ 1 ] removing a barrier for physicians who care for patients ...
Letters
June 2017
... how the author inferred an increase from 3.4% to 12.1% in drivers who tested positive for cannabis only, from ...
Letters /
BY: Chris Rumball, MD
June 2017
... drug present in the driver’s system. It dropped from 12.1% in 2014 to 7.1%. However, other categories did not reflect a similar ...
Letters /
BY: John Walton, MD
June 2017
... massive overheads. The cost of ICBC neck claims alone in 1 year was $661 million, almost as much as was paid to all ...
Letters /
BY: Gerrard A. Vaughan, MD
June 2017
... broadly to determine whether the current guidelines[ 1 ] are serviceable, and to identify potential gaps that ...
News /
BY: Renee Bricker
June 2017
... can decide on coverage amounts in units of $100 000 up to $1 million. Coverage is available as a member-only plan, or ... at 604 638-2882 or 604 638-2865, or toll free at 1 800 665-2262 (ext. 2882 or 2865), or at ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: W.D. Robertson, MB, BChir, FRCPC
July/August 2017
... be illegal. The Supreme Court ruling gave the government 1 year to amend the Criminal Code so that it was no longer an ... Bill C-14 on 16 June 2016 and it became law on 17 June.[ 1 ] BC implementation During the period before Bill C-14 ... ranged in age from 49 to 96 (74.75) years ( Figure 1 ) and were evenly distributed along gender lines (37 male, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Alexa R.Y. Dang, BSc
July/August 2017
... attention on patients who need the care of a specialist.[ 1 ] When a patient finishes undergoing RT, a treatment ... in BC but has the smallest treatment population ( Table 1 ). The primary goal of this study was to determine the ... treated with RT at the BCCA Centre for the North between 1 November 2012 (when the centre opened in Prince George) and ...
College Library /
BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS
July/August 2017
... workshop is currently eligible for 3.5 M1 and Section 1 Accredited Group Learning Activity credits. Reflective ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
July/August 2017
... that if I didn’t complete my outstanding chart(s) within 1 week my privileges would be suspended. I signed on to the ...