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News / BY: Eric Wong January/February 2017
... the actual length of that disability can average between 2.1 and 3.2 years. It is never too early to start thinking about ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Shelley Ross, MD April 2017
... into medical practices to ensure patient safety.[ 2 ]  Recognizing that physicians must balance their desire ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Susan Papadionissiou June 2017
... resources at the local and provincial levels.[ 2 ]  Divisions of family practice have been at the forefront ...
Premise / BY: Bill Murray, CFP September 2017
... for a physician in BC was $272 795 at the time. Assuming 2% inflation, this means gross earnings of $8 634 208 over a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... to the Canadian health care system of $60 million a year.[ 2,3 ] Syncope is commonly defined as “a transient loss of ... the usual causes of OH, but there are many others ( Table 2 ). Once the underlying cause of OH has been addressed, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elena Terekhova, MD, PhD June 2017
... genetics, oncology, neurology, and rehabilitation.[ 2 ] Evidence indicates that telemedicine can be a safe option ... in the volume of clinical sessions between 2012 and 2014.[ 2 ] Despite the potential benefits of virtual care in BC, ... 149 in the second year, for a total of 25 431 users in a 2-year period ( Figure 1 ). The total number of consultations ...
Letters / BY: Brandon M. Theriault July/August 2017
... in emergency medicine, giving it benefit over the 3D-CAM.[ 2 ] In these aforementioned studies, figures and the entire ... the 3D-CAM with the analysis would have been helpful.[ 1,2 ] Regarding the prevention of delirium during ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Travis Holyk, MA, EdD November 2017
... bottom for just about every social determinant of health.[ 2,3 ] Health problems are increased for those living in rural ... indicated a CSFS clinic was their primary care home (mean 2.29, SD 0.80) and patients who used CSFS clinics on a ... a CSFS clinic was their primary care home (mean 5.78, SD 2.43) and patients who used CSFS clinics on a walk-in basis ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jay Slater, MD January/February 2017
... and up to 80% of institutionalized elders report pain.[ 2 ] Their pain is frequently due to degenerative ... in osteoarthritic and back pain.[ 5 ] NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors must be used with extreme caution, if at all, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Katalin Balogh, MD, PhD, FRCPC April 2017
... disorder in  DSM-5 ) has changed over the last 2 decades. The incidence of dementia is projected to ... increase the rate of a progressive cognitive decline.[ 2 ] Because findings on cognitive testing can be affected by ... thereby providing a more realistic prognosis.[ 3 ] 2. The cognitive test should be chosen based on the ...