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Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2018
... treatment for obesity and its comorbidities.[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] The Canadian criteria for selecting patients to ... obstructive sleep apnea with right heart failure.  Stage 4. Patient has end-stage comorbidities associated with ...
News September 2018
... and interaction anxiety, depression, and stress. More than 4 million Canadians will develop social anxiety disorder at ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD June 2018
... the use of opioids to treat chronic noncancer pain.[ 4 , 5 ] This increase in opioid pain prescriptions has likely ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA July/August 2018
... and checklist of what clinicians should consider.[ 4 ] The ethical approach outlined below for managing patients ... as making a positive contribution to quality of life.[ 4 ] Harming patients is contrary to the codes of ethics of ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP November 2018
... have shown that diverse teams are more creative,[ 1-4 ] achieve better results,[ 5-7 ] act more ethically,[ 8 ] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: F. Michelle Sutter, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... a reduction in breast cancer mortality of as much as 5%.[ 4 ] While there is some controversy in the setting of fewer ... risk of pneumonitis, which can develop anywhere from 4 to 12 weeks after radiation. This condition presents with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ekua Yorke, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... treatment with either oral or injectable medications.[ 4 ] Despite such recommendations and the excellent outcomes ... lead to removal of the band. The removal rate can be up to 4% per year, and at 15 years almost half of all gastric bands ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andy Jiang, BSc December 2018
... opioid and illicit drug deaths totaling 993 in 2016[ 4 ] and representing roughly one-third of the 2861 ... 2017, with 1452 deaths in BC from illicit drug poisoning.[ 4 ] Though “overdose” is commonly used interchangeably ... unintentional poisoning hospitalizations increased from 31.4 to 35.9 per 100 000 ( P = .04) from 2008 to 2013, ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC December 2017
... Canada should provide a higher standard of regulation.[ 4 ] Patients with severe cardiotoxicity from aconites and ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jay Slater, MD January/February 2017
... for frail seniors but may be impractical or ineffective.[ 4 ] Prescribing non-opioid analgesics to frail older adults ... pain, though the latter may be limited by side effects.[ 4 ] Cannabis may also play a role, though there is scant ... long been effective, relatively safe, and well-tolerated.[ 4 ] Yet prescribing opioids is complex and challenging. ...