Clinical Articles /
BY: Jennifer Goy, MD, MSc
January/February 2017
... high-risk features (e.g., blast count higher than 100 x 10 9 /L, CNS/respiratory symptoms, coagulopathy, suspected APL, ... of acute leukemia (e.g., blast count higher than 100 x 10 9 /L, febrile neutropenia, hypotension, clinical or ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Tania Morrison, MHSc, RD
June 2017
... rose significantly in BC between 2005 and 2012,[ 9 ] and to prevent it from increasing further, action is ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Marc Jutras, BBA, UBC Medicine, Class of 2018
March 2017
... in favor of inpatient care in psychiatric hospitals.[ 9 ] In response to the recommendations of the Canadian Mental ...
Letters /
BY: Mike Figurski, MD, CA-CPHIMS
October 2017
... suspected aortic dissection to our tertiary hospital on 9 August with a full consult letter the same day after full ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael Bidu, MBA
December 2017
... and Interface Health (https://interfacehealth.com).[ 9 ] (This last example is the community and platform for ... control over their personal health.”[ 13 ] So, why do 9 out of 10 Canadians want to use digital health products and ... digital health products before selecting 12 to profile (9 from BC and 3 from Ontario): • Brain Power Score, an app ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Elena Terekhova, MD, PhD
June 2017
... limitations of technology-based patient consultations.[ 8,9 ] Despite the undeniable benefits of telemedicine, one ... has led to increased Medical Services Plan costs.[ 9 ] In both BC and Canada as a whole there is a lack of ... number of consultations per patient, and the ICD-9 or Society of General Practitioners (SGP) diagnostic ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Martha Spencer, MD, FRCPC
March 2017
... to toilet and clean up after an incontinence episode.[ 9 ] The holistic approach to bladder and bowel incontinence ...
Obituaries /
BY: Don Paterson, MD
July/August 2017
... and successful life, Dr Frank Thornton Murdoch died on 9 January 2017. The original Murdoch family moved to ...
Editorials /
BY: Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS
April 2017
... by the public and even among medical practitioners.[ 9,10 ] One way to gain a better understanding of the four Ds ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Maya Ignaszewski, MD
January/February 2017
... gender, and stage of physical and emotional development.[ 9 ] It is known that the increased muscular strength ...