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President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD October 2009
... you show up sick to the office or are too sick to come in. 2. Ensure you have enough supplies on hand—masks, gloves, ... pens should be wiped down twice daily. 10. Remember the 2 metre rule—try to keep 2 metres of separation between you and your office staff and ...
Letters / BY: Mike Marshall, MD, April 2009
... to make a commitment to the Flying Doctor Service (FDS)—2 years and your education is free. To start with this was ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bayliss, MD, FRCPC, September 2009
... surgeon before joining the Royal Air Force.  He spent 2 years with the military serving as a medical director, ... right-sided cardiac anatomy with the use of contrast.[ 2 ] However, it was quickly realized that the value of ... infarction according to one of four categories ( Table 2 ).[ 6 ] Because traditional pulmonary catheterization ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, December 2009
... a significant barrier to EMR adoption.[ 1 ] Over the last 2 years, however, a large number of BC physician leaders have ...  and refer to previous issue of the BCMJ.[ 2 , 3 ] Private Physician Network In parallel to PITO, the ... of the practice, ranging from ADSL and the newer ADSL 2+ technology all the way to T1 and E10/E100 fibre-optic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2009
... pressure, ECG results, and cholesterol levels (mean 6.2 to 9.4 mmol/L). The only significant predictor of later MI ... their native Japan, Hawaii, or Los Angeles in 1956.[ 2 ] This study was based on the observation that rates of CAD ... benefit ratio”: for every 1% reduction in cholesterol a 2.5% reduction in CVD incidence was achieved. The statin era ...
Back Page June 2009
... and beauty-queen sash to set the record straight on type 2 diabetes. Melding game-show antics and education to great ... collaboration. Let’s do it again soon. 1. Kicker Rock 2. Blue-footed booby 3. Lans iguana 4. Giant tortoise 5. ... Devinder Bhachu, Mrs Anda Pawlovich and Dr John Pawlovich 2. Marine iguana 3. L–R: Mrs Mohinder Gosal, Mr Roshan ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Geoffrey W. Cundiff, MD, October 2009
... Ulmsten as a treatment for stress urinary incontinence.[ 2 ] By the time Johnson & Johnson began marketing the device ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP, April 2009
... an essential component of health care reform in Canada.[ 1,2 ] EMRs have been shown to improve quality of care by: • ... on to a web survey page. The survey was available from 2 October 2007 to 14 December 2007. Respondents were first ... 47% for more than 3 years. The EMR functions used ( Table 2 ) included a group of “basic encounter” functions, such ...
Letters / BY: Ari Giligson, MD, July/August 2009
... that makes for a ratio of 5.8 MDs per 100 000 (not 2.8 MDs). Furthermore, Dr Murray speaks in broad strokes ... 000, that makes for a ratio of 5.8 MDs per 100 000 (not 2.8 MDs). Furthermore, Dr Murray speaks in broad strokes ...
News November 2009
... #115 – 1665 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4 by 2 April 2010. 2010 CMA Special Awards Further information on ...