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Clinical Articles / BY: J. Hawkeswood, MD, October 2010
... a highly prev­alent cause of pain and disability,[ 1 ] along with data published from 1945 to January 2006.[ 2 ] ... of routine exercise in the osteo­arthritis population: (1) failure on the part of medical practitioners to properly ... demonstrated improved pain scores and walking tolerance at 1 year, particularly in the medial compartment OA group.[ 22 ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD January/February 2010
... years or over) will increase to an astounding figure of 1 in 10.  The national costs of providing health care will ...
News April 2010
... fees will be im­plemented on schedule, effective 1 April 2010. This includes new fee items, amendments, and ... services (A-lettered items) increased by 2.5% on 1 April 2010. These new fees are also posted at  ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Andrew Montgomerie, June 2010
... and click on “Online Services” (see  Figure 1 ). Then, on the Online Services page, select “Check claim ... call 604 231-8888; from elsewhere in BC, call toll free 1 888 967-5377. Training for MOAs and other billers If your ... Care Providers” link on the home page (see  Figure 1 ).  Then, on the Health Care Provider Centre page, click ...
Clinical Articles November 2010
... (THR) surgery has led to the observation by Coventry[ 1 ] that “total hip replacement, indeed, might be the ... for THR. The two most common ex­posures ( Figure 1 ) are the anterolat­eral[ 2 ] and the posterolateral ... nickel sensitivity), a leg-length discrepancy greater than 1 cm, and women of childbearing age.  The primary concern ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Paul K.B. Dagg, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2010
... for air transport in British Columbia” in the BCMJ.[ 1 ] The article, although helpful in clarifying expectations ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, May 2010
... of Court for expert evidence, which come into force on 1 July 2010, require that the expert physician must remain ... potential for future development. ICBC requests a minimum 1-year commitment. —Laura Jensen, MD ICBC Medical Community ...
News September 2010
... of the Board  Alan Gow  allangow@telus.net   District #1  William Cavers  wcavers@shaw.ca   District #1  Robin Saunders  rd.saunders@shaw.ca   District #1  Carole Williams  dr_carole@shaw.ca   District #2  ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Wilma Arruda, MD, December 2010
... they need to thrive both now and in the future.”1 • “29% are developmentally vul­nerable.”[ 1 ] • “At three times what it could be, the current ... deplete our future stock of human capital.”[ 1 ] • Childhood vulnerability is rising. In 53 of 59 BC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2010
... cardiovascular (CV) risk factors such as hypertension[ 1 ] in response to overwhelming evidence showing the CV ... recited Hamlet from memory. He died at the age of 92 on 1 February 2005 in Washington, DC, of multiorgan ...