Letters /
BY: Mark F. Masterson, MD, MSc, FRCPC,
September 2012
... distributed medical education (DME) in the last decade.[ 1 , 2 ] In response, the Professional Association of ...
Letters /
BY: Janusz Kaczorowski, PhD,
December 2012
... to accurately see if there is an inter-arm difference.[ 1 ] As to the pharmacy measurement issue, the major ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Carolyn Gotay, PhD,
April 2012
... death in Canada, and accounts for 29.6% of Canadian deaths.1 As the most common invasive female cancer in Canada, breast ... a significant burden for women and society. Approximately 1 in 9 Canadian women will develop breast cancer at some time in life, while 1 in 29 can be expected to die from the disease. In 2011, ...
Point Counterpoint /
BY: Hal D. Gunn, MD,
June 2012
... in breast cancer recurrence and death from the disease.[ 1 ] • Exercise is associated with a 50% to 60% ... lung cancer patients (i.e., stage 3B and 4) were alive 1 year after diagnosis, compared to just 20% or 23% of ...
Letters /
BY: Charles Webb, MBChB
October 2012
... and last but not least, a $50 increase in annual dues (BD 1-2). The full resolutions can be viewed at cma.ca by ...
Letters /
BY: Richard A. Bebb, MD, ABIM, FRCPC
January/February 2012
... on the part of the Hypogonadism in Men (HIM) study[ 1 ] authors invalidates the results. While I applaud academic ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: David D. Sweet, MD, FRCPC
May 2012
... in the emergency department (ED) management of sepsis.[ 1 ] EGDT relies on invasive monitoring with arterial and ... management has only emerged over the last 10 years.[ 1 , 11 ] Once septic patients develop macrovascular shock ... value for entry into aggressive management algorithms.[ 1 , 15 ] These algorithms require centres to perform rapid ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Nancy McLachlan,
July/August 2012
... following changes apply to all decisions made on or after 1 July 2012. Mental disorders covered by WorkSafeBC Workers ... by contacting WorkSafeBC’s Teleclaim Contact Centre at 1 888 WORKERS (1 888 967-5377). New reporting requirements for psychiatrists ...
Obituaries /
BY: Cliff Henderson, MD,
November 2012
1925–2012 Jim died 1 April at Kelowna General Hospital with his loving family at ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC
March 2012
... are the leading criminal cause of death in Canada.[ 1 ] It was estimated that in 2009, 976 people died in ... alcohol related.[ 2 ] The BC road fatality rate in 2009 (8.1 per 100000 people), was above the national average (7.3) ... annually in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. From 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011, there were 68 ...