Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine articles from January 2005

Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine archives from January 2005

Obstetric maternal outcomes at Bella Coola General Hospital: 1940 to 2001.
January 1, 2005... Objective: To describe obstetric procedures (episiotomy, forceps, vacuum extraction, caesarean section) and maternal outcomes for patients who gave birth in an isolated, rural hospital. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Study...

Perinatal outcomes at Bella Coola General Hospital: 1940 to 2001.
January 1, 2005... Objective: To describe perinatal outcomes (mortality, weight, condition at birth) at an isolated, rural hospital. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Study population: Neonates born to women beyond 20 weeks' gestation who delivered...

Sustaining rural maternity care--don't forget the RNs.
January 1, 2005... Introduction: Registered nurses provide intrapartum care to women who choose to have their babies in hospital. Considering the current national shortage of nurses, the ability of registered nurses to continue to care for women, especially in...

Access to FPs in Newfoundland.(Letters/Correspondance)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... To the Editor: It was interesting to read the article by Mathews and Edwards (1) on the access to a regular family physician (FP) in Newfoundland. The data used in this study were from 1995. My colleagues and I, working at a rural...

Correction.(Letters/Correspondance)(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2005... In Dr. Stewart Harris's Letter to the Editor (1) regarding the Type 2 Diabetic Flow Chart, 2004 Update, (2) reference 3 was erroneously cited as reference 2 at the end of the first sentence in the "Lipid values (p. S58-65)" section of his...

A comparison of Canadian medical students from rural and non-rural backgrounds.
January 1, 2005... Context: Very little is known about medical students from rural areas currently enrolled in Canadian medical schools. Purpose: We aimed to compare rural and non-rural students in terms of demographics, socioeconomic status, financial status...

Document strategique de la SMRC sur la regionalisation, printemps 2004.(Enonce de politique/Policy Paper)
January 1, 2005... Tous les gouvernements provinciaux du Canada, sauf celui de l'Ontario, ont adopte la regionalisation des services de sante. Dans certaines provinces, la regionalisation a englobe un vaste eventail de services comme les services de soins actifs,...

The occasional breech.(The Practitioner/Le praticien)
January 1, 2005... Introduction About 3% of pregnancies at term are breech presentations. (1) Some of the perinatal morbidity associated with a breech may be mitigated by planned cesarean section (C-section), at the cost of potential maternal surgical...

The third time's a charm!(Editorial)(Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine)
January 1, 2005... It is with a great deal of pride that I am able to announce to CJRM's readership and to its authors, current and future, that as of Vol. 9, No. 1, (2004) this journal has been selected by the National Library of Medicine / National Institutes...

President's message. Once a rural doc ...(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... I 've travelled a great deal, visiting such diverse places as Prince George, Sudbury, Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto. Whether attending an SRPC meeting or a provincial or national medical organization meeting, I've noted that many physicians...