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News January/February 2017
Clinical Articles / BY: W.D. Robertson, MB, BChir, FRCPC July/August 2017
... the study period, ranging from a low of 0 to a high of 9 ( Figure 2 ).  Assisted deaths took place most often at ... with 91% of assessments occurring in person and 9% by telehealth. Two additional backup assessments of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marisa Wan, MD, FRCPC April 2017
... and some never regain their previous cognitive function.[ 9 ]  Diagnosis One commonly used diagnostic definition of ... established delirium as a sleep aid. Doses between 0.5 and 9.0 mg have been studied in delirium and in dementia ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Travis Holyk, MA, EdD November 2017
... in a thoughtful manner.  In 2013, life expectancy was 75.9 years for Status Indians (Aboriginal individuals registered ... the health of individuals and their communities.”[ 9 ] Telehealth can help overcome geographical barriers, ... treatment time and resulting in better patient outcomes.[ 9 ] In developing countries, telehealth provides a link to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... scales have been developed and internally validated,[ 9 ] but consequent external validation has demonstrated poor ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2017
... A similar proportion of cases were severe in the prior 9 years. The case fatality rate among 2016 cases was 7.9% with 24 deaths; one fatal case was in an adolescent and ... for the highest proportion (17.4%) of cases in the 9 years prior to 2016, but was overtaken by  emm  82 ...
News May 2017
... a physician triage model at 8-1-1 has any value in helping 9-1-1 triage calls.  News Successful pilot test of new ...
Obituaries / BY: Meryl Begert January/February 2017
Dr Herbert C. Welch was born in Victoria, BC, on 9 May 1925, but moved with his family up island to Qualicum ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alexa R.Y. Dang, BSc July/August 2017
... rated the follow-up schedule information highest (mean 5.9) and the side effects of treatment information lowest (mean ... treatment completion note to follow-up schedule (mean 5.9) and the lowest score to side effects of treatment (mean ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paul Blackburn, MD, FRCPC April 2017
... 65 is predicted to rise from 16.4% in 2013 to between 23.9% and 27.0% by 2038.[ 3 ] An increasing number of patients ... with increased nonsuicide mortality in older adults.[ 8,9 ] LLD is also associated with suicide in older adults. ...