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Physician Spotlight / BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski, March 2013
... of the children for whom they created their stories.”[ 1 ] He often used fiction to break down the challenging ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: A. Maria Chung, MDCM July/August 2013
... was characterized by discomfort from dyspnoea or pain (41.1%), concurrent illnesses, and bur­densome interventions ... with the 6-month mortality of 25% and median survival of 1.3 years, end-stage dementia is comparable in life ... likely to pursue aggressive, burdensome interventions.[ 1 ] A common burdensome intervention is tube feeding. ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD November 2013
... physicians in providing prevention services to patients.[ 1 ] One of the patient populations targeted by this ... can help us avoid mindlessly overeating.[ 4 ] The 5-2-1-0 concept Sustainable Childhood Obesity Prevention through ... obesity prevention plan. SCOPE has developed the 5-2-1-0 concept to provide clear messaging to families and ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2013
... they are unable to reach a negotiated agreement.  Phase 1:  Starting in early June 2013, the BCMA negotiating team ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jiao Yang, MD, FRCPC, May 2013
... thickening in keeping with pulmonary sarcoidosis ( Figure 1 ). She also demonstrated slight enlargement of right ... have overt clinical evidence of cardiac involvement,[ 1 ] such as heart failure, conduction defects, or ... prednisone and evaluating the patient’s response after 1 to 3 months. Among responders, prednisone should be slowly ...
News September 2013
... clinical reports to be entered went from 7 days to 1 day. HEARTis has been implemented at Royal Jubilee Hospital ...
Letters / BY: Shahzad Anwar, March 2013
... who seeks health-related information on the Internet.[ 1 ] These people tend to focus on the worst-case scenario and ...
News June 2013
... cancers. The research project is anticipated to start 1 July, with clinical trials scheduled to open during the ...
Obituaries / BY: Archie D. Young, MD, October 2013
... moral ethic and sense of responsibility. Drew spent grades 1 through 12 at University Hill School. He went on to UBC, ...
News / BY: Kate Senkow, January/February 2013
By 1 February 2013, the BC Medical Association’s website will ...