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Letters / BY: Stephen Faulkner, MBChB April 2001
... of Complementary Physicians of BC Duncan Letters General practice referral to complementary health practitioners ...
Premise / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD July / August 2001
... Practitioner profiles are used to influence practitioner practice patterns, to provide physicians an opportunity to compare their practice patterns with their peers, and to focus audit resources. To measure the efficiency of practice, an estimate of the level of expected cost is ...
Letters / BY: Jeff Purkis, MD March 2001
... this problem, we are now in a crisis mode in general practice. New grads prefer the easy-money, low-stress, ... community like ours, there are no new GPs interested in practice. Locum relief is a constant stress and near ... appear. Stress leave is up and record numbers are leaving practice; either heading south or changing to salaried ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Barry Rich, MD December 2001
... vas ends into different tissue planes. In the author’s practice, the prostatic end of the vas is blocked with ... in 500 vasectomies with a truancy rate of 50% in that practice would have a reported failure rate of 1%. The actual ... for post-vasectomy semen analysis, and no consistent practice governs the testing procedures recommended by ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Dr Kimit Rai, MD, FRCSC July / August 2001
... because they are putting in more hours than their normal practice pattern. The patients involved in these trials ... patient advocates. The medical organizations of family practice and various specialties should provide clear ...
Letters / BY: Peter M. Richardson, MD October 2001
... letter reminds us that its mandate is to regulate the practice of medicine “in the public interest.” We need a ...
Editorials / BY: Anthony F. Shearer, MB May 2001
... Their pioneering forebears would be horrified. The practice of medicine is tough. To be held responsible for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leo Wong, MD June 2000
... the utmost professionalism in all aspects of medical practice, learning, teaching, and contribution to research ... in 1998 there were only 133 BC-trained physicians entering practice in all of Canada.[ 1,2 ] As a result, for years the ... even fill the vacancies left by physicians leaving medical practice, let alone start to address the serious supply ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John A. Cairns, MD, FRCPC June 2000
... systems, within increasingly planned and managed practice settings. They will use sophisticated patient ... of health care, the formalization of multidisciplinary practice settings allowing patients one-stop-shopping for ... professionals, and the availability of sophisticated practice management techniques will work to strengthen the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP November 2000
... post-graduate, or locum exposure to rural medical practice are factors that contribute to a physician choosing to practice in a rural community. Once physicians are recruited ... are commonly cited reasons why physicians leave rural practice.[ 2,4-8 ] Personal background, training, and ...