Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Afsaneh Moradi
April 2018
... than in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.[ 2 ] A provincial youth suicide prevention guide created by ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kara Solmundson, MD, CCFP (SEM), Sport Med Dip, MSc
April 2018
... eliminated, 80% of all heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, and 40% of cancers would be prevented.[ 1 ] ... treatment and prevention in 25 chronic conditions.[ 2 ] Exercise follows a dose response curve, with greater ... week, premature deaths of Canadians would decrease 30%.[ 2 ] From a population health perspective, significantly ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD
April 2018
... a spouse of a person referred to in paragraph (b) to (h) 2. Services are not benefits of MSP if a medical ...
College Library /
BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS
April 2018
... well described by D. Etches in This Changed My Practice.[ 2 ] Given that many guidelines are created outside of the ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
July/August 2018
... Bond.” All of this fits perfectly with the BCMJ ’s[ 2 ] upcoming Diamonds are Forever celebration. We are having ...
Letters /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
July/August 2018
... the benefits of IVF over expectant management (NNT = 4).[ 2 ] For women with bilateral fallopian tube obstruction or ...
News
July/August 2018
... of BC members attended the 2018 annual general meeting on 2 June 2018 at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on the UBC ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Robert C. Mack, MD
July/August 2018
... sealed dosage unit or container as originally dispensed.[ 2 ] The use of returned medications poses several safety ... tracking sheet to capture relevant information ( Figure 2 ). Facilities were identified by letters and residents by ... each year in BC: 50 000 medication strips are returned. 2.5 million pills are returned. $570 000 is spent on wasted ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2018
... who develops a mental illness in their lifetime.[ 2 ] Mental illness produces a tremendous burden in patient ... illness in Canada is estimated at $48 billion per year.[ 2 ] Between 25% and 50% of primary care patients have mental ... many Canadians do not receive any treatment at all.[ 2 ] According to the National Physician Survey, access to ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA
July/August 2018
... (e.g., choices of competent persons living at home),[ 2 ] and specific populations (e.g., those with mental health ... by feeding a patient who has swallowing difficulties).[ 2 ] There may be legal implications if patients are permitted ...