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Clinical Articles / BY: D. Sandberg, RRT, April 2013
... in British Columbia was managed by Pharmacare. Since 2002, HOP has been the responsibility of the regional health ... of services in the Northern Health Authority. Home oxygen may be funded by extended health benefits, if available to ... of home oxygen remains a concern and continues to be an issue for some patients. For example, in Vancouver Coastal ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Brian F. Russell, MD, September 2011
... 1 ] However, mounting evidence suggests that vitamin D may also influence cardiovascular disease, hypertension, ... reported 104 confirmed cases of rickets in Canada between 2002 and 2004; 13% were of First Nations descent and 12% of ... to assist physicians in managing this important health issue ( www.cps.ca/english/statements/ii/fnim07-01.htm ).  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Margot Davis, MD, September 2010
... of the original cohort’s offspring, was enrolled, and in 2002 a third generation was enrolled.  In the nearly 5 ... by the Framingham algorithms.[ 16 ]  To address this issue, a number of other risk-prediction algorithms have been ... certain ethnic groups, the Framingham risk model may underserve women.  Studies have suggested that the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marc W. Deyell, MD, FRCPC, June 2010
... life-year saved by an ICD was estimated at US$66 677 in 2002.[ 16 ]  Based on these trials, the 2005 Canadian ... However, some individuals with better-tolerated VT may be amenable to antiarrhythmic therapy or to ablation ... presented in  Table 1 . ICDs for primary prevention The issue of which patients should receive an ICD for the primary ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2009
... get into that? Serendipitously, during a good market in 2002, I got involved with good friends and colleagues in ... human interaction between a naturopath and a patient that may not happen in my office?” I think the answer is ... work: complex care, mental health, and so on. What medical issue isn’t getting enough attention? Prevention. ...
MDs To Be / BY: Christian Wiens, BSc(Pharm), May 2009
... representatives of the pharmaceutical industry. Indeed, a 2002 article in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggested ... residency training.”[ 3 ] The CMA does not opine on the issue of lecturer conflicts of interest in medical school ... their relationship with the pharmaceutical industry may affect their judgment. Regrettably, the British Columbia ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
... have a primary beneficial effect. The current guidelines (2002) from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart ... from COPD itself.[ 26 , 27 ]  Like CKD, part of this risk may be due to a commonality of risk factors, but after ... However, two studies from 2002 directly addressed this issue.  A large meta-analysis by Salpeter and colleagues ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Farsheed Hedayati-Vala, MD, July/August 2008
... are often required to perform these procedures.  The issue of how we define a “well-trained” family physician ... serves a population of 12 000 people. From September 2002 to December 2004 (2.5 years), 677 scopes were undertaken ... the scope from the cecum, and that using less time may result in a higher miss rate for small neoplasms. In ...
ICBC / BY: Elizabeth Heinz, December 2008
... police officer can then order the driver off the road and issue a roadside suspension. Impaired drivers will also face ... A Traffic Injury Research Foundation poll conducted in 2002 found that nearly 20% of Canadian drivers had driven ... their ability to drive a vehicle safely. The actual number may be much higher, however, as the poll relied on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat G. Camp, MSc, PT, March 2008
... for BC and Canada is challenging, as the symptoms of COPD may not be present until airflow obstruction, a key feature ... match findings from other studies that have explored the issue of underdiagnosis. In the United States, data from the ... Similar results have been reported in British Columbia. In 2002–2003, only 37% of newly diagnosed COPD patients had ...