Dr. Sarah Finlayson
Jun 05, 2011
Advocating Fallopian Tube removal at the time of hysterectomy to prevent ovarian cancer
A growing body of knowledge reveals that the majority of cases of high grade serous “ovarian” cancer actually are fallopian tube cancers. read more...
Dr. Carol-Ann Saari
May 24, 2011
Weed is not just an herb
I watched as a functioning youth became more and more psychotic as he smoked large amounts of marijuana every day, and I saw how difficult it was to treat his psychosis even after the marijuana stopped. read more...
Dr. Peter Black
May 09, 2011
Prostate Specific Antigen – Does the new data support its utility for prostate cancer screening?
Most of the data on which we base our prostate cancer screening practices is indirect and not definitively linked to the decrease in mortality that has been observed. read more...
Dr. Devin Harris
Apr 26, 2011
Acute Ischemic Stroke: Thombolysis is an Effective Therapy
Thombolysis for acute ischemic stroke is a small component of comprehensive acute stroke therapy. However, there now should be no debate into its effectiveness and the widespread adoption of its use in carefully selected patients should be supported. read more...
Dr. Dan Bilsker
Apr 11, 2011
Self-management of mood problems
Innovative forms of service delivery have the potential to greatly expand the scope of depression intervention. Series of self-management workbooks designed to teach depressed individuals evidence-based skills for mood management, available for free download from http://www.comh.ca/selfcare/. read more...
Dr. Brian Bressler
Mar 28, 2011
New therapies and new end points in the treatment of Crohn’s Disease
Effectively treating the inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease has now allowed us to treat not just the symptoms associated with Crohn’s disease, but the disease itself. read more...
Dr. Graeme Wilkins
Mar 14, 2011
Management of maternal thyroid disease in pregnancy
Overt hypothyroidism is seen in 0.3 to 0.5% of the general population and subclinical hypothyroidism (high TSH and normal free T4) is seen in 2-3%. Thyroid antibodies are identified in 5-15% of women. read more...
Dr. Brian Kunimoto
Feb 28, 2011
Chronic ulcers and biofilms
The concept of biofilm in chronic wounds is in its infancy at the present time. It is just now being proposed that they play an important role in the pathogenesis of non-healing. read more...
Dr. Anne Antrim
Jan 31, 2011
The outcomes of prematurity
NICU experience has a profound effect on children and their families. As caregivers, we need to specifically ask about potential issues and offer advocacy for these families in the community and in the schools. read more...
Dr. Randall White
Jan 17, 2011
Monitoring of cardiovascular disease risk in people with chronic mental illness
The evidence has become impossible to ignore that people with chronic mental illness are dying from heart attacks and strokes at a higher rate than the general population. read more...
Dr. Shirley Sze
Jan 03, 2011
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco kills twice as many people in BC as motor vehicle crashes, alcohol, suicide and homicide combined. Providing a brief intervention of 3 minutes will double the chance of patients quitting. read more...
Dr. Devin Harris
Dec 13, 2010
Transient Ischemic Attacks: High Risk and Treatable
Transient ischemic attacks are a major risk factor for stroke. The management of TIA has changed significantly in the last 10 years. Any patient who presents TIA symptoms is now treated with the same urgency as a patient who presents with unstable angina. read more...
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