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News October 2016
... doctor and administrator who has helped advance women’s health care in Canada, and maternal and newborn health globally. Dr Geoffrey Battersby, Member of the Order ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Linda M.N. Hoang, MSc, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC June 2016
... difficile infection continues to be a common cause of health care–associated diarrhea in North America, ... region in BC from a highly virulent strain associated with health care–associated C. difficile in 2008 to novel strain ... in 2013.[ 3 ] These novel strain types identified in the health care setting in 2013 were seen in the community ...
News September 2016
... to improve ongoing monitoring of residents’ cognitive health, provide family members with quantifiable updates, and ... Dr Rudzicz is also a scientist at Toronto Rehab-University Health Network. Regulatory approval will be sought in Canada ...
Letters / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC January/February 2016
... assessment prior to entering Canada. Although the physical health of many will have deteriorated from the relatively good health enjoyed by Syrians prior to the onset of civil war, these new arrivals will pose no threat to the health of Canadians. According to the World Health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael W. Luong, MD, FRCPC, April 2016
Athletes are thought to represent the pinnacle of health and fitness. When a young athlete suffers a sudden ...
Letters / BY: Ronald Cridland, MD May 2016
I commend Dr Ron Wilson for encouraging doctors to practise health promotion in his article “Chronic-disease rates cut ... from exam room to exam room putting out fires in the health of your patients and you think you don’t have time for this, think again! Just like health care costs are never going to come down, we are never ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bradley Ashman, MD November 2016
... restore function. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, more than 40 000 hip replacements are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Siavash Jafari, MD, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2016
... drug in Canada and is used to manage symptoms of some health conditions. However, as with many drugs, regular use ... from cannabinoids can complicate management of other health conditions. In addition, cannabinoids can interact ... and other substances of abuse. Also, general health and mental health conditions must be assessed to ...
Letters / BY: Stephen Shore, MD, CCFP September 2016
... on safe prescribing last week to address the public health emergency related to opioid overdoses. This is a new ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD March 2016
... the Billing Integrity Program (BIP) at the Ministry of Health also sends out educational letters, as well as ...