Search

Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Rahana Harjee, MD, FRCSC April 2022
... in keeping with provincial standards for nonhospital medical surgical facilities. The miscarriage rate was ... in decision making regarding the acceptance of this article. ABSTRACT   Background: An assessment was conducted ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S. Fakhredine, MD May 2022
... clinical signs of peritonitis should receive evaluation by medical and surgical teams, as this may signify perforation ... advisory board meeting for letermovir (mentioned in the article as it is the only agent of the two approved by Health ... patients, as do specific treatment strategies. This article provides an overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM June 2022
... than Lyme disease. This is discussed near the end of this article. Epidemiology and distribution of ticks and Lyme ... are active against B. burgdorferi . The Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada has ... and time-consuming. As noted above, the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada has ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Brooke Cheng May 2022
... on mental health among those inside and outside the medical field.[ 14-16 ] However, when paired with the busy ... 3 ] Notably, Asian students studying in the medical profession have also been affected, and we suspect ... of isolation, and compromise patient care. In this article, we review factors involved in experiences of ...
Billing Tips / BY: Janet Evans, MD December 2022
An article on this topic originally appeared in the November ... practice. In the process of a billing audit, the physician medical inspector and the Billing Integrity Program will base ... decisions primarily on the degree of documentation in a medical record. The MSC Payment Schedule states that “a ...
Premise / BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... a history of transgender youth is beyond the scope of this article, it is important to note that within medicine there ... youth and adults is often considered in three domains: medical, social, and legal. Medical care in BC is delivered ... comorbid mental health. Dr Sinai cited a Washington Post article[ 24 ] by psychologists Drs Laura Edwards-Leeper and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME January/February 2022
The November 2021 article from Work­SafeBC ( BCMJ 2021:63;392 ) included ... planning continuing professional development; WorkSafeBC Medical Services employs or contracts more than 90 family ... a consultant dentist and chiropractor, known internally as medical advisors and medical specialists. As one element of ...
Premise / BY: Karen Trollope-Kumar, MD, PhD, CCFP April 2022
... disorders. Eating disorders can lead to life-threatening medical complications and frequently co-occur with other ... of eating disorders is suboptimal.[ 6 , 7 ] Canadian medical students receive only 3 to 5 hours of education about ... registered charitable organization mentioned in this article, and receives a small annual honorarium for this ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2021
... providing essential care and trainees requiring continuing medical education necessitates special consideration of the ... On behalf of the RDBC Board of Directors, we aim, in this article, to analyze these issues with the goal of guiding ... in these areas remain in their infancy. We hope that this article serves as a starting point for ongoing discussion and ...
Editorials / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... ] Such stigma developed against the use of opioids that an article on cancer pain management from 1941 stated the ... be unlikely to result in further inquiry. The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) is always willing to ...