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News June 2017
...  ( www.europeanurology.com/article/S0302-2838(17)30232-4/fulltext ). News Drug created from malaria parasite shows ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bidu, MBA December 2017
... a condition affecting 32% of Vancouver police officers.[ 4 ] VR is being used in clinical practice by Dr Brennan ... February 2015.[ 7 ] That is 1 doctor for every 400 of our 4.6 million residents. Some suggest that our health care ...
News / BY: Maria Hubinette, MD January/February 2017
... ranging from 1 afternoon per week (for as little as 4 weeks). Longer blocks are available upon request. Myth: My ... the province (including in rural areas) and involving all 4 years of medical trainees, we are sure to have an option ...
News May 2017
... safety, and effectiveness. The overall results showed a 14.4% reduction in visits to the emergency department compared ... loss of work time. Caller satisfaction was extremely high (4.7 on a 5-point scale), and nurses’ satisfaction was 8.6 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeanine C. Marshall, MD, FRCPC September 2017
... that a patient meets these criteria must complete Form 4: Medical Certificate (Involuntary Patient). For an involuntary admission to continue, a second Form 4 must be completed by another physician within 48 hours. ... house physician, who fills out a Mental Health Act Form 4 and calls another physician with a request to assess Mrs ...
News / BY: Rory Sutherland, UBC MD Candidate, Class of 2019 March 2017
... guidelines from major cardiovascular organizations,[ 3,4 ] and availability of proven risk-reducing strategies, few ... to relevant national and provincial guidelines.[ 3,4 ] Over the longer term, the program aims to reduce the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: E. Pharo, BSc November 2017
... temperate regions of North America, including Canada.[ 2 , 4-6 ] This report outlines the first documented case of ... identified as a larva of the genus  Hypoderma  ( Figure 4 ). Background Myiasis-producing flies A number of flies ... adult fly lays its eggs on cattle hair in the summer, and 4 to 7 days later the larvae hatch and crawl down the hair to ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC November 2017
... to most agents with activity against gonorrhea.[ 4 ] Another concern specific to GBMSM is lymphogranuloma ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Goy, MD, MSc January/February 2017
... Using the clinical summary checklist shown in  Figure 4 , the patient is placed in one of three acuity and ... patients tolerate intensive induction regimens poorly.[ 3,4 ] The impact on quality of life seen with intensive ... is less than 1 year, even with intensive chemotherapy.[ 4 ] Age, however, should not be the sole determinant when ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Geoff C. Jarvie, MD, MHSc May 2017
... present with pain secondary to a rotator cuff tear (RCT).[ 4 ] Other common pathologies include glenohumeral ... most common pathology referred as another diagnosis. Table 4  classifies the diagnostic imaging as not medically ...