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Clinical Articles / BY: Jerry C. Chen, MD, FRCSC October 2017
... raised superficial veins in a lower extremity [ Figure 1 ] . Indications for treatment include leg pain, persistent ... dilatation, which leads to valve failure and reflux flow.[ 1 ] Normally, venous return in the leg consists of blood ... system developed by the American Venous Forum ( Table 1 ).[ 2 ] Indications for treatment include leg pain, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCM December 2017
... infections account for 10% to 50% of transmission events.[ 1,2 ] In addition to the use of safe sexual practices, ... third-generation, and in 2016 replaced the traditional HIV-1 specific Western blot with a rapid immuno-blot that differentiates between HIV-1 and -2 antibodies. The BCCDC PHL has demonstrated that use ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC November 2017
... bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).[ 1 ] The current state of STIs Syphilis disproportionately ... it was underpowered for this outcome (OR 0.24; 95% CI 0.04-1.33). Similarly, doxycycline has now been studied for STI ...
College Library / BY: Paula Osachoff December 2017
... to Medline makes finding a few good articles a snap!   1. Search a single concept using your own words (e.g., ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... hepatitis was complicated by massive hepatic necrosis.[ 1 ] It was suggested that among the Chinese herbs, either ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... diet and nutrition, physical activity, and symptoms.[ 1 ]  How is this growing phenomenon going to affect health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Damon Ramsey, MD December 2017
... 1960s led to widespread adoption across North America.[ 1 ] While the terms electronic medical record (EMR) and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bidu, MBA December 2017
... health better. But that changed when I met Dr Eric Topol,[ 1 ] a cardiologist, geneticist, and digital health researcher ... in the province as of February 2015.[ 7 ] That is 1 doctor for every 400 of our 4.6 million residents. Some ... Digital Health Showcase. This initiative launched on 1 June 2017 to help consumers and health care providers find ...
Premise / BY: Andrew Kotaska, MD December 2017
... to the expansion of private health care in the province.[ 1-3 ] Dr Brian Day’s recent BC Supreme Court challenge ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... General Motors for the first time in 6 decades.[ 1,2 ] The foundation laid by Deming was soon adopted by ... in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to:  1. Identify gaps in the care process for patients. 2. Develop ... Care Regional Cardiology Referral Form) (Figure: part 1 , part 2 ) replaces dozens of existing forms, and provides ...