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Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bidu, MBA December 2017
... the law of accelerating returns affects every industry.[ 2 ] We are now seeing entire operating systems and industries ... two new VR technologies have been developed in the last 2 years—PeriopSim, a medical simulation app used to train ... our thinking.” —Albert Einstein Clinical Articles Part 2: Working together for change: The future of BC’s health ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Rodney French, MD, MEd, FRCSC January/February 2017
... rates are the main limitation and are 65% at 5 years;[ 2 ] however, the procedure can be repeated and does not ...
Letters / BY: Mike Figurski, MD, CA-CPHIMS May 2017
... patient satisfaction and measurable care outcomes, a 2 to 1 return on investment, a Medicare reduction of $325 per ... and a 7% reduction in visits to the emergency department.[ 2 ] The initiatives were physician led and broadly fee ...
News / BY: Channelle Sawyer October 2017
... to review your insurance with a professional once every 2 to 5 years or whenever you have a major life event (e.g., ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Perminder Bains, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
... of how to induce cardiac contraction during hypothermia.[ 2 ] Hopps serendipitously observed that an electrical impulse ... to design and build the first pacemaker prototype ( Figure 2 ).[ 1 ] Resembling a small table radio, the device measured ... of an empty British Kiwi shoe polish tin ( Figure 3 ).[ 2 ] On 8 October 1958, it was implanted by surgeon Ake ...
Premise / BY: Martin C. Wale, BM BS, FRCPath, MBA March 2017
... his analysis does not reflect progress made over the last 2 years in response to these concerns. A review of progress ...
Obituaries / BY: John O’Brien-Bell, MB July/August 2017
... young men of his era, he found himself in the army doing 2 years of national service. At the conclusion of his basic ... he was selected for a commission, an unusual honor for a 2-year national serviceman. He was the top cadet of his troop ... and then stationed in Germany for the remainder of his 2 years. The Regimental Officers Mess failed to convince him ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Vanessa Perrodou, RD December 2017
... neurological, motor, and behavioral development.[ 2 ]  Parent/caregiver influences on eating habits  A battle ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Troy Grennan, MD, DTM&H, MSc, FRCPC November 2017
The last 2 decades have seen considerable advancements in HIV care, ... sequelae—particularly in those who are HIV-positive.[ 2 ] Even in early infection, syphilis can cause significant ...
Obituaries / BY: Kevin Elwood, MD January/February 2017
... 1999 and appeared in the  CMAJ , titled “Tuberculosis 2: History of the disease in Canada.” Dr Grzybowski died ...