Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Liza Kallstrom,
March 2010
... MDD was 1.4, compared with a presession group average of 2.7. Similarly, the average postsession confidence level ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D. Douglas Cochrane MD, FRCSC,
June 2010
... of an estimated 234 million surgical procedures annually.[ 2 ] The increased frequency of cardiovascular disease, ... Their preoperative briefings, which each took less than 2 minutes, were designed to formulate and share the operative ... and risks associated with the surgery of children ( Figure 2 ). Conclusions The use of a simple checklist is efficient ...
Editorials /
BY: Bassam A. Masri, MD, FRCSC
October 2010
... of this theme issue pave the way for the articles in Part 2, which will discuss surgical modalities. —B.A. Masri, ...
ICBC /
BY: Laura Jensen, MD,
April 2010
... those over the age of 80, who require a medical exam every 2 years in order to maintain their driver’s licence. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Megan Isaac-Renton, BSc,
July/August 2010
... in British Columbia and other parts of Canada.[ 1 , 2 ] There are various clinical presentations, and diagnosis ... Authority and the Northern Health Authority ( Figure 2 ). Of interest, half of these cases were known to be ... for 75% to 85% of all cases reported from 1940 to 1983.[ 2 ] The disease begins as a febrile illness and is ultimately ...
News /
BY: Susan Pinton,
November 2010
... Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon has launched a 2-year campaign to educate BC residents about the five ...
Premise /
BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD,
January/February 2010
... practice of venesection gained even greater importance.[ 2 ] Galen was able to propagate his ideas through the force ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Dustin Li,
May 2010
... increased among S. pneumoniae over the past decade, from 2.0% in 1999 to 18.9% in 2009 ( Figure 2 ). • Enterococcus spp. isolates remain highly ... vancomycin, and nitrofurantoin (>98%). One-quarter (25.2%) of all isolates remain ciprofloxacin resistant, although ...
Proust for Physicians
September 2010
... to practise? I’ve been very content in Victoria. Until 2 years ago, I kept my Minnesota licence active because of ...
President's Comment /
BY: Brian Brodie, MD
March 2010
... improvement of the specialist care system. Over the past 2 years, the SSC has been building an effective relationship ...