November

In order to practise efficiently and provide the best possible care to patients, physicians need to participate in CME and practice-improvement learning opportunities that are both practical and meaningful to them and their patients. Content must be clinically relevant, effect positive change in how physicians practise, and improve patient health outcomes.

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I’m not sure which word best fits but I have recently experienced all four. A year ago my life was altered by a collision with a large metal object. I don’t like to dwell on the what-ifs, but a few millimetres make a big difference when it comes to your cervical spine and cord. Suffice it to say I feel blessed to be alive and mobile. The memories of my months in a hard cervical collar are fading, but I haven’t forgotten the general malaise of just feeling less. It wasn’t so much the neck pain or arm weakness/numbness that made me feel this way but the loss of my former self.

Over the past few months I have taken on a number of small (at least I thought they would be small) projects in my mother’s home and my own. Some turned out to be bigger jobs than anticipated, some were necessities, and some were small cosmetic issues. I enjoy the challenge of finishing a project about which I know very little at the start.

Vitamin D has been a nutrient of interest for its role in bone health and its potential roles in cancer and diabetes prevention, immune system and neuropsychological functioning, inflammatory and cardiovascular disease, and a number of other conditions.[1] The “sunshine vitamin” is touted as a cure-all, and high-dose supplementation is frequently mentioned in the media.

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This is the third article in a series of four. The subject of this article is phase 3: reporting.

What happens after your on-site audit takes place? When will you know the results?

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