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ICBC /
BY: Martin Ray, MD,
January/February 2007
... some medical claims are paid by ICBC and others are not. 1. Does ICBC’s coverage depend on whether the patient was ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP
May 2007
... or phone number, please call 604 244-6224 or toll free 1 800 967-5377, option 3, local 6224. Become a medical ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC
October 2007
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects about 1.5% of British Columbians. The incubation period is usually ... of people with chronic HCV infection after 20 years, and 1% to 5% will develop hepatocellular carcinoma or require a ... 24 years) where the female rates exceed those of males.[ 1 ] Reported cases include those with recent infections ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Lee MacKay, BSc,
April 2007
... Columbians is their current lack of a family physician. [1] The deficit of family physicians throughout the province ... over 101 health care cooperatives providing care to over 1 million people spanning eight provinces. The International ... principles common to primary care cooperative clinics: 1) community-based organization and control; 2) a spectrum of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC
July/August 2007
... North America. Research in BC has found Bb in less than 1% of I. pacificus , but even with this low level there is ... a purple-top EDTA tube 1806 Cerebrospinal fluid (WNV) CSF: 1–2 mL collected in each of two tubes without ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Paul Hasselback, MD, FRCPC,
May 2007
... and nitrogen dioxide. Presented as an open-ended scale of 1 to 10, the index is updated hourly and includes a reliable ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC
September 2007
... safety and well-being, and the quality of patient care.[ 1-3 ] Several studies have demonstrated that sleep ... of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) residents in Lower Mainland teaching hospitals were ...
Premise /
BY: Roger S. Tonkin, MDCM, FRCPC, OBC
December 2007
... 1995 report of a committee chaired by Dr Carol Herbert.[ 1 ] Dubbed the COUTH (YOUTH) report, it identified four key ... and third-year courses for medical students and a 1-month elective for pediatric residents. • A transition ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
March 2007
... use of honey for the treatment of wounds is ancient. [1] Despite this, there is very little awareness of ... has several antimicrobial qualities and components ( Table 1 ). [2] In its undiluted state, honey’s high osmolarity ... have failed. Competing interests None declared. Table 1. Possible antimicrobial qualities and components of honey. ...