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News December 2013
An article published by the University of Calgary School of ... differing across the provinces and territories. The article, entitled “The Challenge of Defining Medicare ... in Canada,” states that decisions about whether a medical treatment is termed necessary or unnecessary are ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: A. Maria Chung, MDCM July/August 2013
... fact can come as quite a surprise to caregivers, including medical staff. Consequently, patients at the end stages of ... recognized terminal illnesses are. An eye-opening article by Dr Susan Mitchell in the  New England Journal of ...
Letters / BY: Ernst Schneider, July/August 2013
In a recent article in the British Columbia Medical Journal I learned that Health Canada now licenses ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sophia Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2013
... and congenital hypo­thyroidism are common terms in our medical lexicon. We are well versed in their clinical ... Mr Matt Allard and Dr Ramesh Saeedi for reviewing the article. Competing interests None declared. ABSTRACT: With a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kathleen Eddy, BSc, January/February 2013
... Objective data concerning the appropriateness of medical imaging tests have rarely been published. A widely ... quoted by Picano in a 2004  British Medical Journal  article focused on radiation exposure.[ 7 ] The references ... of CT scanning are high in the United States, but neither article discusses an appropriate or inappropriate rate of any ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2012
... used to describe programs that are obviously beneficial. Medical students have long been taught patient-centred ... ayurveda, chiropractic, and hom­eopathy.[ 5 ] In his article “Integrated medicine: Smuggling alternative ... This time around, I’ll look under the hood. This article has been peer reviewed. Point: InspireHealth: ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME March 2012
... recovery times for hernia surgical repair are based on medical protocols and procedures adopted by the Board” ... that workers would follow individualized evidence-based medical advice that would result in return to work earlier ... CCFP Craig Martin, MD Kukuh Noertjojo, MD, MHSc, MSc This article is the opinion of WorkSafeBC and has not been peer ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Nancy McLachlan, July/August 2012
... Manager Compensation Quality — Peter Rothfels, MD Chief Medical Officer and Director of Clinical Services, WorkSafeBC ... Register now! Early-bird fees in effect This article is the opinion of WorkSafeBC and has not been peer ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Michael Sullivan, PhD, April 2012
... be more important determinants of risk for chronicity than medical factors associated with the injury. Catastrophic ... please contact your patient’s case manager or a medical advisor in your nearest WorkSafeBC office. —Michael ... injuries. J Occupation Rehabil 2007;17,305-315. This article is the opinion of WorkSafeBC and has not been peer ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC July/August 2012
... Despite this, at the time of writing there were only 685 medical practitioners in BC authorized to prescribe methadone ... and fall 2010 and analyzed in spring 2011. (Note that this article specifically addresses the use of methadone in ... as part of regular care of the patient, identifying any medical issues connected with methadone use and conferring ...