November

In an effort to be more eco-friendly, the BCMA has distributed the CME and CPRSP entitlement packages by e-mail this year. You will be able to view all information electronically and should print only the respective application form from each package for submission.

Typically, physicians or office managers purchase a commercial office insurance policy and then file it somewhere safe until it is needed to make a claim. Hopefully the policy will never be used, but the reality is that, sooner or later, the policy will likely be called upon to respond to a loss.  

As part of a Choking Prevention and Quality Improvement Initiative, we would like to inform physicians that:

• Any patient who presents with coughing and/or wheezing after oral exposure to a high-risk object (such as a nut or nut fragment, piece of raw carrot, apple or pear, unpopped popcorn kernel, seed, dried bean, plastic toy part, thumbtack, or pin) should be considered to have a bronchial foreign body until proven otherwise.

• For patients with a round metallic disc in the esophagus, a disc battery must be urgently ruled out.

As part of a Choking Prevention and Quality Improvement Initiative, we would like to inform physicians that:

• Any patient who presents with coughing and/or wheezing after oral exposure to a high-risk object (such as a nut or nut fragment, piece of raw carrot, apple or pear, unpopped popcorn kernel, seed, dried bean, plastic toy part, thumbtack, or pin) should be considered to have a bronchial foreign body until proven otherwise.

• For patients with a round metallic disc in the esophagus, a disc battery must be urgently ruled out.

Despite their fight with breast cancer and the wealth of resources available, survivors remain uninformed of the risk of cancer recurrence, according to a new Canadian survey. The survey, led by the Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) and conducted by Ipsos Reid, shows that only one in 10 women surveyed is aware of their risk of relapse after 5 years of tamoxifen treatment.