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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2011
... we are supposed to wonder about? Carefully constructing a 1-inch layer of Skippy smooth peanut butter without tearing ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Clay Barber, July/August 2011
... comparison, with each of our five psychiatrists working 1 day a week assessing new consultations and chairing one ... new patients a year.” No appointment is required for the 1-hour group sessions; however, before participating, all ...
News / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC October 2011
... treatment or in remission and off treatment for less than 1 year. • Hematopoietic stem cell transplants. ... with chlorine, filtered, or UV treated, boil for at least 1 minute (2 minutes at elevations >2000m). •  Filters . Filters used should be labeled as “Absolute” (1 micron or smaller), meeting ANSI/NSF International Standard ...
News&Notes / BY: Paul M. Gelpke, MB, FRCPE, FACC, December 2011
... the literature mortality from this condition was 95%[ 1 ] and surgery described as “almost uniformly ...
WorkSafeBC January/February 2011
... Construction Nurse Line at 604 279-8155, or toll free at 1 877 633-6233, Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to ... Line. To reach a nurse advisor in another industry, call 1 888 967-5377. —Judy Reilly, RN WorkSafeBC Who ya gonna ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Hynes, BA, MBA, May 2011
... are causally related to the occupation of firefighting:  1. Primary leukemia 2. Primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma ... for each of the nine cancers is set out below:  1. 5 years for primary leukemia 2. 20 years for primary ... apply for WorkSafeBC benefits. Teleclaim may be reached at 1 888 WORKERS (1 888 967-5377) or #5377 for Telus, Rogers, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc September 2011
... spp. producing extended spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBL).[ 1 ] Antibiotic resistance is a natural biological phenomenon, ... of resistance caused by the New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase 1 enzyme[ 2 ] highlight the risk if things get much worse. ... to children under 15 years of age. Among babies less than 1, there has been a 27% reduction. The rate per population of ...
MDs To Be / BY: Devina Wadhwa, November 2011
... is consuming the lives of millions of human beings.[ 1 ] The 20th century welcomed the application of science and ... thus improving the quality of life and its expectancy.[ 1 ]  Nevertheless, significant dissimilar­ities remain in ... such as Canada and 30 years (and declining) in Botswana.[ 1 ]  Diseases such as multiple-drug resistant tuberculosis, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James Lee, MD, July/August 2011
... epilepticus (SE) oc­curring in infants and children.[ 1 ] Status epilepticus, whether convulsive or ... has reduced the mortality rate in children to between 1% and 5%.[ 6-9 ] However, status epilepticus can be ... administration of inappropriate doses.[ 14 , 15 ]  Table 1  des­cribes the doses for initial treatment in children ...
Editorials / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC October 2011
... Development (UBC CPD) Dementia Education Strategy[ 1 ] developed and delivered workshops to physicians in 39 BC ... tools can improve physician practice performance.[ 1 ] The Dementia Education Project ( ...