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Obituaries / BY: Ruth Elwood Martin, MD, FCFP, MPH June 2008
... That term was coined in 2000 by Rita Charron,[ 1 ] but Mimi had always been doing narrative medicine. Even ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2008
... president, and then it must go by fairly quickly. Is the 1-year presidency too short? In fact, it’s a 3-year ...
ICBC / BY: Elizabeth Heinz, December 2008
... They will also be prohibited from driving a vehicle for 1 to 3 years (first offence) and 2 to 5 years (subsequent ...
Letters / BY: David C. Marsh, MD, January/February 2008
... individuals with opioid dependence and society at large.[ 1 ] Unfortunately, not all those with opioid dependence ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Frank Ervin, MD, FRCPC, April 2008
... severity and length of follow-up. The Lung Health Study[ 1 ] followed smokers with airflow limitation who “did not ... mortality from AECOPD can be as high as 11%, and 1-year mortality is in the range of 50%.[ 3 ]  With the ... prognosis. However, half do survive for longer than 1 year after ventilation is in­troduced. All patients with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
... mortality of approximately 162 per 100000 population.[ 1 ]  In 1999, CVD accounted for 36% of all deaths in British ... managed accordingly. Diabetes As of 2004, approximately 1.3 million Canadians, or 4.9% of the population age 12 or ... mortality rate in this population ( Figure 1 ).[ 12 ]  This excess rate of CVD is partly explained by ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD October 2008
... New regulation regarding medical sharps Effective 1 October 2008 any medical sharp—including sutures, ... by this new regulation. The change, along with the 1 January 2008 OHSR change requiring the use of ... or call the Prevention Information Line toll free in BC at 1 888 621-7233 to contact your local WorkSafeBC occupational ...
ICBC / BY: Glenyth Nasvadi, MA, March 2008
... men) are adamant that only death will force them to stop.[ 1 ]  By 2050, the number of drivers over age 65 will double ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, May 2008
... just 12.9% of Canadian FPs were delivering babies.[ 1 ]  There are a variety of reasons for this trend, chief ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD September 2008
... on site while providing on-call coverage. • Level 1—Where the physician is required to be available by phone ... of MOCAP funds by a specified date (this year it was 1 July). Because the annual review of MOCAP funding by the ...