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Editorials / BY: Howard Feldman, MD, FRCPC September 2004
... the neurofibrillary tangles and senile neuritic plaques [1]  now recognized as characteristic of Alzheimer disease ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD June 2004
... for change. Barriers to change Specific barrier [1]  to the implementation of an EMR system include: • ...
Letters November 2004
... studies that demonstrate strong reliability is unclear. [1-4]  It is noteworthy that these other four all used ...
Editorials / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC January/February 2004
... a significant barrier. The development of cyclosporine [1]  in the early 1980s resulted in reasonable ... rest of Canada, patients and physicians alike can expect a 1-year survival of 85% and a 3-year survival between 75% and ...
Letters / BY: Paul R. Latimer, MD July/August 2004
... fibromyalgia with acupuncture and counseling,” 2004;46[1]:21-23 ) in response to a letter to the editor from Dr ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2004
... Approximately 46% of these are of aboriginal descent, [1-3]  compared with an estimated provincial aboriginal ... lowest life expectancy in all of British Columbia ( Table 1 ). [6] Unfortunately, health data are not routinely ... standard population, standardized mortality ratio (SMR) of 1.4, the potential years-of-life-lost standardized rate ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle Fung, MD, FRCPC November 2004
Advances in the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the past decade have occurred in the ... insulin profiles. Prevention of complications in type 1 diabetes The importance of glycemic control in preventing ... clearly demonstrated by the results of the DCCT in 1993. [1]  The DCCT was a 9-year study examining the effect of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC July/August 2004
... processes. These “information-astute physicians” [1]  will use information and communication technologies ... manifest themselves in various clinical settings. In Part 1 of this theme issue, we explored the use of personal ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: G. Butt, MHSc March 2004
... local agencies or groups. Remarkably, one site provided a 1-day workshop attracting 16 physicians and 105 nurses and ... physician wait times being reduced from 12 to 14 months to 1 month. Approximately 25 patients per site undergo treatment ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Edna Durbach, Ed.D October 2004
... consistently across the hospital. Responsibilities 1. Identify and address barriers to open access to hospital ... the hospital, for all programs and departments, on 1 July 2002. Implementating the policy The new policy was ... to review the health record, the staff member will: 1. Verify the identity of the person making the request. ...