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In health care settings, antineoplastic drugs are prepared and administered daily, mainly for the treatment of cancer. These drugs are inherently toxic and can therefore affect normal, healthy cells. On-the-job…
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks its own joints and organs. Aside from painful symptoms, people with RA are more likely to…
…50 years and over. The economic burden of cardiovascular disease is enormous. In BC in 1998, the most recent year for which there are reliable figures, the annual direct costs…
…the capacity for local care, lack of support from tertiary specialists, and difficulties accessing continuing medical education (CME). Participants’ training experiences were characterized by access to resources including financial reimbursement…
…Health Authority (VIHA) to promote improved medication management for community-dwelling Home Care clients and reduced hospital admissions, medical services, and health care costs. The study will focus on clients who…
…inequities when combined with other markers of inequity such as gender, income level, primary language spoken, educational level, postal code, ethnocultural background, age, etc. There are potential risks associated with…
…BC. Four care settings were targeted: Four care settings were targeted: (1) palliative care units; (2) extended care units; (3) medical care units; and (4) intensive care units. To supplement…
…regional and local air pollution (e.g. particulate matter, ground level ozone), emerging water and airborne microbial hazards (e.g. Cryptosporidium, Cryptococcus), environmental noise (e.g. aircraft, traffic, machinery), indoor pollutants (e.g. moulds,…
…upon the success of the EPIC study to develop, implement and evaluate an on-going national system for quality improvement in Canadian NICUs, involving researchers, clinicians, and administrators in a collaborative…
…of survival estimates. The team has four researchers, four decision makers, four research/technical staff to support the day-to-day tasks, and a statistician for data analysis. As collaborating clinicians, 12-16 physicians/nurses…