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News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS March 2005
... Mark Hume. Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing. 2004. ISBN 1-55017-300-6. 222 pages. $44.95. As a frequent ... for grade 9 students. BC already offers this vaccine to 1-year-olds and grade 6 students.  • Risk of meningitis is highest among children under 1 year of age and peaks again between the ages of 15–19 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: R. Kirk Poulos, MD July/August 2005
... assistance managing the burgeoning number of CKD cases. [1]  In the Vancouver Island Health Authority, for example, ... estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 37 mL/min/1.73 m2 (normal >90 mL/min/1.73 m2). [3] Mr J.’s family doctor informs him that his ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc December 2005
... public, and children with three key messages: 1. Wash your hands! Hand washing is the best way to stop the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... industrial accidents. Based on recent scientific findings [1]  regulated work and duty hours first proposed in the ... impairment equivalent to having a blood alcohol level of 0.1%—well above the current BC legal driving limit of 0.08%. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC September 2005
... on medical education in the United States and Canada. [1,2]  Flexner’s report was solicited by the Carnegie ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Diana Carter, MBBS March 2005
... and 17% at 35 to 36 weeks gestation (see the  Table ). [1,2]  The course of depression varies throughout pregnancy: ... than between 32 weeks gestation and 8 weeks postpartum. [1] Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder ... 8 weeks postpartum Evans et al. 9028 11.8 13.6 — — 8.1 Josefsson et al. 1158 — — 17 18 13 Pregnancy is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David B. Miller, MD, FRCPC June 2005
... in patients without a previous myocardial infarction. [1]  This conclusion was drawn by evaluating serious adverse ... overall health benefit in primary prevention trials.” [1]  Furthermore, because the total SAE rates are similar in ... adverse events are increased by statin therapy.” [1] Using the TI publication as an example, we will show how ...
News November 2005
... the CMA website:  www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/1368/la_id/1.htm  (through selecting “About CMA,” and “Awards ... Directorate, 1867 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6, 1 800 663-7336 extension 2280 to obtain a nomination form. ... Inactive membership classification Effective 1 January 2006 all members who qualify for the Professionally ...
Editorials / BY: Heidi M. Oetter, MD April 2005
... are unjustly denied a licence to practise here. Factoid #1: In each of the last 4 years, the College has licensed on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Galt Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2005
... who aspire to work in rural and northern communities. [1,2] Not surprisingly, subspecialists inadvertently teach ... of our family physicians and 3% of our specialists. [1,4,5] The number and proportion of rural physicians practising appear to be declining. [1,4]  According to CMA data, the number of rural physicians ...