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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Fawziah Marra, PharmD December 2008
... use is a major contributing factor to resistance,[ 2 ],[ 3 ] surveillance of antibiotic use is becoming an ... are used for urinary tract infections [ Figure 2 ] and [ Figure 3 ]. Although we have shown that overall ...
Obituaries / BY: Archie Young, MDCM, March 2008
... practice in Youbou, Vancouver Island, where he stayed for 2 years. In 1950 he entered a UBC surgical residency training ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Navid Dehghani, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
... bodies, we have developed the following guidelines.[ 2 , 3 ] Ingested objects and lodgment sites Children usually ... radiograph (see  Figure 1 ) and not visible (see  Figure 2 ) can involve endoscopy. Rigid endoscopic removal under ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) October 2008
... are owned by so-called big pharma. Canadians spend over $2 billion yearly on natural health products ranging from ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC April 2007
... clear directions for evidence-based best practices.” [2]  We hope that this two-part theme issue will contribute ... home/family environment; community, culture, and society. [2] In Part 1 of this theme issue, we touch on some of the ... the children of any adults being treated for PTSD. In Part 2 of this issue exploring infant mental health, we will ...
Letters / BY: Randall F. White, MD, September 2007
... to employees, and costs are rising 15% per year.[ 2 ] A businessman complained to the reporter, “I’m not ...
ICBC / BY: Martin Ray, MD, January/February 2007
... depend on whether the patient was at fault in the crash? 2. Will ICBC medical benefits continue if the patient is in a ...
Letters / BY: Jeff Lynskey, MD, June 2007
... and those of general/family practice. I am a GP. I did a 2-year family practice residency in 1986–88 in Alberta. I ... care and extended care institutions in our town. Up until 2 years ago I did maternity care. I am on call for my ...
Premise / BY: Michael A. Ross, MD, FRCSC October 2007
... Galen established a fearsome, unquestionable authority. 2. The bondage of belief. The education we receive formally, ...
MDs To Be / BY: Lee MacKay, BSc, April 2007
... stages and necessitating more radical interventions. [2]  It is clear that solutions are needed to solve the ... clinics: 1) community-based organization and control; 2) a spectrum of primary health, social, and related services ... over traditional health care delivery is clearly needed. [2]   Another benefit of the cooperative model is derived ...