Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP
October 2024
... (e.g., walking backward),[ 8 ] core exercise training,[ 9 ] and safe mobility. Since sarcopenia[ 10-12 ] is closely ... 8 ] Core: bridges, planks, opposite arm and leg raises.[ 9 ] Resources: For patients: Fall resources for seniors ...
Premise /
BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM
June 2024
... compared with those patients who have a lower BMI.[ 4 , 6-9 ] The demand for total joint arthroplasty among patients ... to determine surgical eligibility, it would be 19 to 1.[ 9 ] In short, by grouping together all patients with a BMI ... risk-benefit ratio of surgery likely favors surgery.[ 9-11 ] The solution In medicine, there are two approaches to ...
Letters /
BY: Robert Shepherd, MD
January/February 2024
... which contains little meat, to help lower cholesterol.[ 9 ] —Robert Shepherd, MD Victoria This letter was submitted ...
Obituaries /
BY: French family
September 2024
... passed away peacefully on 17 March 2024. Derek was born on 9 April 1931, the eldest child of Leonard and Gladys French, ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Tyson A. Boettcher, MD, FRCSC
May 2024
... greater than 40 carries a serious risk of complications.[ 9 ] Also, the surgical risks depend on the distribution of ... unicompartmental knee replacement of 85.5% at 15 years, 81.9% at 20 years, and 72.0% at 25 years.[ 4 ] These estimates ...
Premise /
BY: Chloe Gao, BHSc
December 2024
... to identify examples of colorism within dermatology.[ 7-9 ] Physical health impact of colorism Perhaps the most ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Amber Sawkins, MSW, RSW
July/August 2024
... counseling or social work. The line is open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, see ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM
April 2024
... a simpler section 7 agreement and an enhanced section 9 agreement[ 9 ] [ Table 1 ] . A standard representation agreement ... they are undertaking.[ 10 ] For an enhanced section 9 representation agreement, an adult may authorize a ...
Obituaries /
BY: Roger Walmsley, MD
October 2024
... Kilkenny, and Mary Ellen Doherty of Donegal). When he was 9 years old, his family left London and returned to his ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
May 2023
... which is why many early miscarriages go unrecognized.[ 9 ] I spend my days counseling patients, in the most ...