Clinical Articles /
BY: Jerry C. Chen, MD, FRCSC
October 2017
... VV include stasis dermatitis, skin pigmentation ( Figure 2 ), skin hardening (detmatosclerosis), atrophie blanche, ... developed by the American Venous Forum ( Table 1 ).[ 2 ] Indications for treatment include leg pain, persistent ... 20 to 30 mm Hg, 30 to 40 mm Hg, and 40 to 50 mm Hg ( Table 2 ). With the exception of the lowest strength stockings (10 ...
News&Notes
December 2017
... kind of place like Fraser Lake. The fall of 2010 marked 2 years of echo service in Fraser Lake. As of September 2010, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCM
December 2017
... account for 10% to 50% of transmission events.[ 1,2 ] In addition to the use of safe sexual practices, control ... a rapid immuno-blot that differentiates between HIV-1 and -2 antibodies. The BCCDC PHL has demonstrated that use of a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC
November 2017
The last 2 decades have seen considerable advancements in HIV care, ... sequelae—particularly in those who are HIV-positive.[ 2 ] Even in early infection, syphilis can cause significant ...
College Library /
BY: Paula Osachoff
December 2017
... Ovid leads you to a list of possible MeSH terms. 2. Choose the most relevant MeSH term (e.g., asthma). 3. Use ...
Interviews /
BY: Joanne Jablkowski
September 2017
... and there was no social life whatsoever. I was there for 2 months, and I got invited out to dinner twice. Everybody my ...
Letters /
BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC
December 2017
... dasycarpus or Paeonia spp could be the toxic agent.[ 2 ] I wonder if one of these two Chinese herbs is included in ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC
December 2017
... positive changes to their overall health and well-being.[ 2 ] These commercially available devices also integrate an ... technologies in clinical settings. Clinical Articles Part 2: Health apps, wearables, and sensors: The advancing ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Damon Ramsey, MD
December 2017
... also created growing discontent among physician users[ 2 ] and, by extension, their patients, who have never been ... as the adoption of electronic health records over the past 2 decades has brought significant change management ... of records from paper to electronic formats over the past 2 decades, quantity rather than quality was emphasized and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael Bidu, MBA
December 2017
... the law of accelerating returns affects every industry.[ 2 ] We are now seeing entire operating systems and industries ... two new VR technologies have been developed in the last 2 years—PeriopSim, a medical simulation app used to train ... our thinking.” —Albert Einstein Clinical Articles Part 2: Working together for change: The future of BC’s health ...