Clinical Articles /
BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM
October 2017
... BC and a similar proportion from other parts of Canada.[ 1 ] Since the mid-1930s, there have been several documented ... soft-shelled tick Ornithodoros hermsi ( Figure 1 ).[ 3 ] The identification of TBRF is made difficult by the ... 33).[ 5 ] Samples were considered positive if dilutions of 1:256 or more conferred fluorescence and samples ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Jay Slater, MD
January/February 2017
... raising the spectre of interactions and side effects.[ 1 ] Further, seniors may believe that pain is a normal part ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ian Gillespie, MD
April 2017
... of a medical event happening on a flight is approximately 1 in 604, while the chance that a physician will be onboard a ... stroke and cardiac arrest were relatively infrequent.[ 1 ] When assuming care, it is important for the most ...
News
July/August 2017
... 1995 and 2008. The researchers found that there was a 1.8-fold increased risk of stroke, a 1.6-fold increased risk of migraine, and a 1.3-fold increased risk of both depression and abnormalities ...
News /
BY: Erin Connors
November 2017
... and physicians agreed to create CME and PDI funds.[ 1 ] PDI was first introduced as a tax-free monthly benefit ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Martha Spencer, MD, FRCPC
March 2017
... team is essential to the practice of geriatric medicine.[ 1 ] A good example of this can be seen in continence clinics ...
News
May 2017
... please refer to the GPSC’s attachment billing guide.[ 1 ] GPSC fee code G14043 (GP Mental Health Planning Fee) This ... health billing guide.[ 2 ] Pharmacare coverage Effective 1 February 2017, Pharmacare will cover Methadose for ...
Letters
June 2017
... how the author inferred an increase from 3.4% to 12.1% in drivers who tested positive for cannabis only, from ...
News
September 2017
... is available online. Earn up to 8 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits. Information and registration: ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC
March 2017
... 96% involve the long head, 3% the distal, and 1% the short head of the biceps.[ 1,2 ] Anabolic steroid use, tendinopathy, or a rotator cuff ...