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WorkSafeBC / BY: Janet Friesen, MD, CIME, September 2012
... injured workers who suffer residual impairment following medical investigations and treatment. The objective of these ... hips and lumbar spine. The worker and disability awards medical advisor credited the presence of the fibroid with ... organ injury or death. —Janet Friesen, MD, CIME This article is the opinion of WorkSafeBC and has not been peer ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ruth Elwood Martin, MD, FCFP, MPH December 2012
... in BC will eventually encounter patients in their medical practices who have previous or current incarceration ... problem: the health of incarcerated women in BC.” This article provides an overview of the correctional system, the ... the connection between health and recidivism.  The second article, “Collaborative community-prison programs for ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Karen Wanger, MDCM, FRCPC, FACEP, October 2012
... high level of care outside the hospital requires sound medical oversight for paramedic systems. Like emergency medicine, medical oversight has matured from volunteer physicians ... contact Dr Russell MacDonald at rmacdonald@ornge.ca . This article is the opinion of the Council on Health Promotion and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... The assumption is that general education for medical and lay populations will promote better antibiotic ... order to limit antibiotic requests and hence use.[ 2 ] The medical practice audit is a powerful tool for altering ... rather than having each physician create one anew. This article has been peer reviewed. ABSTRACT: The medical ...
Premise / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP June 2012
... Porter[ 1 ] argue in a recent Harvard Bus­i­ness Review article, health-care costs should be measured for the full ... model. •    All practices have embraced electronic medical records as necessary aids to the team-based care they ...
Letters / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC January/February 2012
... men (They taught me all I knew)” —Rudyard Kipling The article by Dr Bebb[ 1 ] is based on a survey that, left ... and cost in­creases for our already overburdened medical care system, while its translation in the Vancouver ... deficiency”[ 2 ] may cause un­necessary anxieties. The article is based on the Hypogonadism in Men (HIM) study[ 3 ] ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Florkowski, PhD, MEd, ATC, CSCS, CEAS, CFCE, October 2012
... claim has been accepted, patients with a range of medical issues are eligible for treatment. Nonetheless, they ... for more details about these programs in a subsequent article. —David Florkowski, PhD, MEd, ATC, CSCS, CEAS, CFCE ... CCFP, FCFP WorkSafeBC Medical Advisor, Nelson Office This article is the opinion of WorkSafeBC and has not been peer ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM January/February 2012
...  and  www.immunizebc.ca .  —Monika Naus, MD, MHSc Medical Director, Immunization Programs and Vaccine  ... Preventable Diseases BC Centre for Disease Control This article is the opinion of the BC Centre for Disease Control ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS July/August 2012
... be called “a good death,” with the expectation that medical practitioners are aware of both the practicalities involved as well as the ethics. Medical publishers are rushing to fill the need for ... —Robert Melrose —Judy Neill Library Co-managers This article is the opinion of the Library of the College of ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, April 2012
... Use the technology Dr Egan’s office uses electronic medical records, so he’s got computers in each exam room, ... interrupt the flow of conversation.  Involve your MOA Medical office assistants are key players in effective use of ... will be a natural part of everyday family practice. This article is the opinion of the GPSC and has not been peer ...