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College Library / BY: Paula Osachoff December 2017
Medline is the largest medical database in the world with more than 20 million article citations, using a controlled vocabulary of subject ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... as “a transient loss of consciousness.”[ 4 ] Both medical school and residency training teach that syncope is ... monitoring. Referral to a cardiologist for appropriate medical, surgical, and pacemaker therapy is required for all ... of interest. Acknowledgments The work described in this article was supported by a grant from the Canadian Institutes ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD September 2017
... audits (SVAs) and practitioner profile reviews. This article focuses on SVAs and the fundamental differences ... no direct cost recovery involved). In an on-site audit, a medical inspector attends a practitioner’s office and examines the medical records to determine if they support the MSP billings ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Geoff C. Jarvie, MD, MHSc May 2017
... all patients referred to the shoulder practice of this article’s senior author (DPG) between January 2011 and May ... the study period were identified through an electronic medical record system (Plexia) using International ... exhibit skeletal maturity, and have insurance through the Medical Services Plan of British Columbia. Patients were ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Tiffany Chan, MD, MHsc March 2017
... with previous abdominal operations and significant medical comorbidities. Post-transplant complications can ... transplantation, which means we did not take into account medical complications such as sepsis, renal failure, or ... products and services firm. The other authors of this article have not received fees from these firms and have no ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jerry C. Chen, MD, FRCSC October 2017
... deep venous problem, a topic beyond the scope of this article. Reasons to treat varicose veins The natural history ... thrombose and close down. n-BCA achieves closure using medical grade cyanoacrylate (superglue). These methods can be ... complex treatment they require is not addressed in this article. In patients with primary varicose veins, valve ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leo Lai, MD, FRCPC April 2017
... medications. This may stem from the fact that medical schools provide little to no training on the subject ... can be difficult.  A study published in the  BC Medical Journal  in 2014 surveyed family physicians in ... in the prevention of inappropriate prescribing. A review article showed that introducing electronic prescribing and ...
News January/February 2017
A recent study by UBC medical researchers examined the health care costs associated ... data from British Columbia’s health system. The related article, “Reoperation costs in attempted breast-conserving ... online at  www.current-oncology.com/index.php/oncology/article/view/2989 . News Potentially avoidable breast cancer ...
Letters / BY: Grant McCormack, MD, FRCPC June 2017
Thank you to Drs Gillespie, Rumball, and Wilson for their article [“ Preparing for an in-flight medical emergency ,”  BCMJ  2017;59:195-196]. There truly ... arrest halfway to Oahu, the team approach worked and medical equipment was provided promptly. On a recent flight ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Damon Ramsey, MD December 2017
... across North America.[ 1 ] While the terms electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) can ... interchangeably, we have used the term EHR throughout this article to acknowledge the capacity of electronic records to ... PROMs and the use of asynchronous communication. In this article we have not discussed the more traditional workflows ...