News /
BY: Yvonne Sin, MD
January/February 2018
... MD. Brindle & Glass Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-927366-68-4. 224 pages. Your Heart Is the Size of Your Fist: A Doctor ...
News
January/February 2018
... physicians will receive an across-the-board increase of 0.4% to all MSP fees, as well as to service, salary, and ...
News /
BY: Heather Hannah, CAPP, CBCP, CIA, CRMA, CPA, CGA
January/February 2018
... that focus on privacy principles and guidelines, each 2 to 4 minutes long and accompanied by notes that include the ...
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BY: Stephen Routledge, MPH
January/February 2018
... 3. How do I take my medication, and for how long? 4. How will I know if my medication is working, and ...
News
January/February 2018
... and 84% experienced belittlement during medical school.[ 4 ] These students were significantly more likely to be ... less likely to be glad they trained to become a doctor.[ 4 ] Most Canadian medical students do not file a report when ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2018
... Short Form 36 score and the development of arthritis.[ 4,5 ] As such, many surgeons may accept a 2 mm gap, but ...
News /
BY: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH
June 2018
... in the progression from LTBI to active TB disease.[ 4 ] It is estimated that about 5% to 10% of those infected ... TB will develop active TB at some point in their lives.[ 4 ] The likelihood of this occurrence increases considerably ... has been 600 mg of daily self-administered rifampin for 4 months. Rifampin treatment of LTBI would typically be ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
June 2018
... the use of opioids to treat chronic noncancer pain.[ 4 , 5 ] This increase in opioid pain prescriptions has likely ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD
June 2018
... that the product has been reviewed by Health Canada.[ 4 ] Focusing on healthy eating patterns rather than ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
June 2018
... Canada, compared with 30.5 years in Ontario and 25.4 years in Nunavut.[ 1 ] In 1991 the average age of a ...