Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine articles from June 22 2004

Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine archives from June 22 2004

Preserving the "team" in "teamwork".(Editorial)
June 22, 2004... If ever there was an overused "buzzword," it is "teamwork." It's a brave soul who dares to raise objections to participating in a "team effort," and unless I'm careful, this editorial, in spite of the fact that it has not yet explained itself,...

President's message: donut-defined rurality.(Society of Rural Physicians of Canada)
June 22, 2004... April saw a very successful 13th Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference in Quebec City. "Mastering Many Skills / La maitrise de plusieurs competences" brought 300 rural doctors together to experience rural-specific CME. I met doctors from...

Joseph Daniel Johnston, BSc, MD, FACS, FRCSC 1947-2003.(Obituary)(Obituary)
June 22, 2004... The Johnston family, Woodstock, NB, and rural surgery grieve the unexpected death of Dr. Joe Johnston on Dec. 18, 2003. As an integral part of a large family of 12 siblings and probably the largest medical family in Canada (seven doctors--4...

Discharges against medical advice: a community hospital's experience.(Original Article)
June 22, 2004... Objectives: To understand the characteristics of patients who leave hospital against medical advice (known as "discharges against medical advice" [DAMA]) in a small community hospital and to study how these patients compare to current...

Circuitry of Laughter.(Poem)
June 22, 2004... Circuitry of Laughter The element of surprise Sets off a circuitry of mirth. A punch line or a pun Stimulates guffaws, chuckles, giggles... Contagious acts from the belly Emotion, logical sensations flow, A...

Rural community and health care interdependence: an historical, geographical study.(Original Article)(Huron and Perth counties in Southwestern Ontario)
June 22, 2004... The relationships between rural health care and community development were examined over time, for the case-study area of Huron and Perth counties in Southwestern Ontario. The underlying premises were that an historical-geographic study could...

Having a regular doctor: rural, semi-urban and urban differences in Newfoundland.(Original Article)
June 22, 2004... Introduction: Recent studies suggest that 23% of adult Newfoundlanders do not have a regular doctor. Using data from the 1995 Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Care study, we examined the urban, semi-urban and rural differences in the...

Experiencing chemical warfare: two physicians tell their story of Halabja in Northern Iraq.(News)
June 22, 2004... On March 16, 1988, Saddam Hussein attacked his own people, blanketing them with deadly chemicals, cluster bombs and artillery fire. Five thousand Kurdish residents of Halabja, a rural community in northern Iraq, died that day, in the largest...

The "frequently" normal chest x-ray.(The Practitioner)
June 22, 2004... Among the most frequent diagnostic tests performed in rural areas is the chest x-ray (CXR) (Fig. 1 above). In spite of its familiarity to rural physicians, the interpretation of a routine CXR is by no means straightforward, and understanding...