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News October 2009
... in British Columbia. Only one award will be made in any 1 year and there shall be no obligation on the fund to make ... can be obtained from cma.ca/ index.cfm/ci_id/1368/ la_id/1.htm (select “About CMA” and “Awards from CMA”). ...
Letters / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS April 2009
Letters / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC July/August 2009
... definition of the disease has ever been advanced.”[ 1 ] The proponents postulated that the “sensitivity” to ... costs and had their medical licence on probation for 1 year.[ 4 ] It is not surprising that this presumed disorder ...
News November 2009
... in British Columbia.  Only one award will be made in any 1 year and there shall be no obligation on the fund to make ... can be obtained from cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/1368/la_id/1.htm (select “About CMA” and “Awards from CMA”). ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Ken Cooper, CPHIC March 2009
... of 55 000 lives annually, mostly in Asia and Africa.[ 1 ] Rabies is transmitted by the saliva of an infected ... (unpublished data). A recent Quebec survey found that ~0.1% of the population annually may qualify for RPEP under the ... unrecognized exposure in the bedroom is thus estimated at 1 per 2.7 billion person-years. The number needed to ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2009
... field and where registration may be required. Scenario #1 Dr Foster is a physician practising medicine as a sole ... Scenario #2 All other factors are the same as in Scenario #1, but Dr Foster hires a receptionist. Is the doctor an ... Friday, by calling 604 244-6181 in the Lower Mainland or 1 888 922-2768 toll free within BC. —Peter Rothfels, MD ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD September 2009
... education, and volunteerism.  And, from 14 September to 1 October, there will be a blood drive clinic. To make an appointment with Blood Services please call 1 888 2-donate (1 888 236-6283) and let the blood clinic know your donation ...
Editorials / BY: Willem R. Vroom, MD April 2009
... the philosophy of naturopathic treatment is threefold: 1.  Vis medicatrix naturae : the body has the inherent ... were moved from over-the-counter status to Schedule 1. In December 2006 the College of Naturopathic Physicians of ... medicines, but for unrestricted access to all Schedule 1 and 2 drugs, which is identical to the formulary access of ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD June 2009
... To clarify, we offer the following examples. Scenario #1 The work-related injury Your patient steps into a hole at ... for the claim file. Scenario #2 Same as Scenario #1 except that postsurgery the patient experiences extensive ... Medical Services at 604 244-6224 or toll free at 1 888 967-5377, extension 6224. —Peter Rothfels, BEd, MD, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS November 2009
... colon resections for both benign and malignant disease.[ 1-3 ] Postoperative complications are reduced and length of ... one or more of the exclusion criteria listed in  Table 1 . Nurses in the pre-admission clinic, recovery room, and ... BMI was 28 (range 20–45), mean ASA class was 2 (range 1–3), and 60% of the patients were male. Seventeen patients ...