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Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi September 2018
... of their work on the GPSC Residential Care Initiative.[ 2 ] The Dementia Roadmaps are the brainchild of Dr Trevor ...
News January/February 2018
... FIT using the Standard Outpatient Lab Requisition every 2 years. •    Patients with existing FIT requisitions ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD June 2018
... particularly those with chronic noncancer pain.[ 1 , 2 ] Opioid overprescription, improper risk assessment, and ... of opioids, and physicians who attend will receive 2.5 Mainpro+ credits.  Sessions have already been held in ... Langley/Surrey  25 September: Penticton/South Okanagan   2 October: Abbotsford/Chilliwack/Mission   19 October: ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD November 2018
... in the Canadian Family Physician , January 2013, had a 29.2% survey return (unacceptable by Dr Richardson’s ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... image-guided biopsies was implemented with some success.[ 2 ] A business case was made for converting from analog to ... and additional communication do not cause delays ( Figure 2 ). This means a full-service diagnostic facility (hub) ... diagnosed with breast cancer after a mean wait time of 84.2 days to see the surgeon. Of these patients, 49% presenting ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Charuka Maheswaran, MBBS, DTM&H, DRCOG, DFFP, PMETB, CELTA, LMCC, CCFP, MPH May 2018
... safety and assuring availability of trained personnel.[ 2 ] It is estimated that people living on reserve are 90 ... and the evaluation of the effects of water insecurity.[ 2 ] Indigenous peoples remain marginalized and suffer ...
Letters / BY: Ken Markel, MD September 2018
... convince us that this will not change. No company spends $2 billion without a plan for a significant return on their ... prior to embarking on the strategy.) What happened to the $2 billion? What were the commissions paid? Who received them? ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd December 2018
... the many times he played games with a 6-month-old or a 2-, 5-, or 15-year-old who arrived in the ER scared to death. ... to watercolors. While a physician, he dedicated up to 2 months a year to painting. For the last decade, Haughton ... of full-time painting. More likely: I am 60 years old.”[ 2 ] Haughton’s artistic process for landscapes starts with ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ryan Danroth, BSc March 2018
... programs, HIV incidence increased by 5.9% annually.”[ 2 ] However, one subject that is still controversial is ... a legal basis on which to seek a pilot project of PNEPs.[ 2 ] The Canadian government is legally bound to respect, ... no reported incidents of syringes being used as weapons.[ 2,11,12 ] In fact, needlestick injuries often decrease after ...
Letters / BY: Alexandra Choi, MD, MHSc, CCFP January/February 2018
... Health Organization and Canadian Medical Association.[ 2,3 ] Under HiAP, government policies that might affect ...