News
May 2013
... was followed by chemotherapy drugs (12.1%) and opioids (7.4%). The report, “Adverse Drug Reaction-Related ...
News
January/February 2013
The Canadian health care system was facing a $537.7 billion shortfall at the end of 2010, an amount equal to ... medicare’s unfunded liability increased by 2.1% to $537.7 billion in 2010 from $526.7 billion in 2006. The report can be viewed at ...
News
October 2013
... as well as 10% of long-term care residents and 7% of home care patients. According to CIHI, patients with ...
News
April 2013
... to go up 2.3% in 2013–14, rising by 2.4% and 2.7% in the next two years as part of a 3-year plan. Regional ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Sophia Wong, MD, FRCPC
September 2013
... of these individuals have thus far been identified.[ 6 , 7 ] The prevalence of hFH is between 1 in 300 and 1 in 500 ...
News
March 2013
... payments ($5.5 billion), with Ontario accounting for $2.7 billion and Quebec almost $1 billion. CIHI said over half ...
Back Page /
BY: Ralph Jones, MD
December 2013
... task was simple (if Herculean): throw out all files over 7 years old. Keep the kids’ charts, probably forever (I’m ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Paul J. Yong, MD, PhD, FRCSC
June 2013
... pain syndrome, and dysfunction in multiple body systems.[ 7-9 ] Optimal management of pelvic pain and endometriosis ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Janet Kushner Kow, MD, MEd, FRCPC,
March 2013
... strategies such as those outlined by Palmer,[ 7 ] including staff education and a focus on resident comfort ...
Obituaries /
BY: Archie D. Young, MD,
October 2013
... active in the BCMA, serving as the delegate for District 7. Being chairman of the Medical Economics Committee (now ...