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Clinical Articles / BY: Jeanine C. Marshall, MD, FRCPC September 2017
... a result of self-neglect or neglect or abuse by others.[ 2 ] This Act states that every adult is presumed to be ... is apparently incapable of giving or refusing consent.[ 2 ] Under emergency assistance provisions, a designated ... accommodation, social, legal, or financial services.”[ 2 ] This plan can be prepared using guidance provided in a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2017
... most often associated with skin and wound infections.[ 2,3 ] Over 1 in 4 cases in 2016 reported being ... 9 years prior to 2016, but was overtaken by  emm  82 (20.2%) and 101 (16.8%) in 2016. While  emm  1 was identified ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tommy Gerschman, MD, FRCPC, MSc September 2017
... 1 ] The Public Health Agency of Canada was given a 2-year budget of $1.4 million to raise awareness about and ... Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport (2016).[ 2 ] Key recommendations from the publications that came from ...
Letters / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC September 2017
... Chinese herbal medicine, and an accompanying editorial[ 2 ] highlighting the need for conformity with acceptable ...
Letters / BY: Max Deschner, BA, University of Ottawa MD Candidate, Class of 2018 September 2017
... “Dr Smith (gastroenterology) to do endoscopy in 2 weeks. Dr Jones (hematology) to evaluate pancytopenia. Family physician to see patient in 2 weeks for a follow-up appointment.” Perhaps we write this ...
News / BY: Blake Stitilis, MPH September 2017
... of the prevalence of HIV in Canadian prisons range from 2% to 8%, close to 10 times the national prevalence for the ... to secure and few harm reduction options are available.[ 2 ] Incarcerated people are given an HIV test upon admission ...
Obituaries / BY: Roberta Ongley, MD September 2017
... was instrumental in acquiring approval and funding for a 2-year program, and the UBC Division of Dermatology Residency ...
Premise / BY: Paul Winston, MD, FRCPC September 2017
... that the current guideline (2017) has lowered to 90 mg.[ 1,2 ] Yet this young man no longer had any pain! He could jog, ...
Premise / BY: Bill Murray, CFP September 2017
... for a physician in BC was $272 795 at the time. Assuming 2% inflation, this means gross earnings of $8 634 208 over a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Oleksandr Butskiy, MD October 2017
... hospital emergency department with forehead swelling 2 weeks after he had experienced 4 days of upper respiratory ... made, and he was treated with intravenous cefuroxime for 2 days followed by oral cefuroxime for 9 days. In addition to ... and the forehead swelling decreased slightly. However, 2 days after stopping the antibiotics, the forehead swelling ...