Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine articles from June 2005

Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine archives from June 2005

President's message. Growth in the SRPC.(Editorial)(Society of Rural Physicians of Canada)
June 22, 2005... April is always a busy and invigorating time for the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC). This spring was no exception, with our 13th Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference attracting the largest number of attendees ever. We had...

Assessing the standard of care for child and adolescent attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Elgin County, Ontario: a pilot study.(Original Article/Article original)
June 22, 2005... Objective: To examine the current practice of rural family physicians in managing children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Design: Chart review of children and adolescents with a recorded diagnosis of ADHD. The data...

Potential gaps in congestive heart failure management in a rural hospital.(Original Article/Article original)
June 22, 2005... Introduction: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Previous studies in urban settings have shown that patients frequently are not receiving recommended therapy. There is a...

If all ambulances could fly: putting provincial standards of emergency care access to the test in Northern British Columbia.(Original Article/Article original)
June 22, 2005... Introduction: Geographic access to emergency treatment remains an important public policy concern as rural emergency medical systems respond to various pressures to centralize services. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are effective tools...

Country cardiograms case 27.(The Practitioner/Le praticien)
June 22, 2005... A 20-year-old woman arrived by ambulance at the emergency department of a rural British Columbia hospital. She had been found with a decreased level of consciousness beside an empty bottle of amitriptyline pills (it is thought that she took...

The occasional removal of an ingrowing toenail.(The Practitioner/Le praticien)
June 22, 2005... The ingrowing toenail is a painful foot condition that can be treated by most rural physicians. If it is not too severe, conservative management can be initiated first. If the situation is not improving or is worsening, removal of the nail...

The country doctor's lament.(Podium: Doctors Speak Out/La parole aux medecins)
June 22, 2005... Many strategies have been put forth to attract physicians to work in rural areas. Yet the lament of the rural physician seems unchanged except that the chorus is getting louder: it is getting more difficult to attract new graduates to country...

Medical training in Canada.(Podium: Doctors Speak Out/La parole aux medecins)
June 22, 2005... The medical training process in Canada has become bloated. The training period has increased to the point where a bright high school student at a Careers Day talk shook his head incredulously when advised that it would be a minimum of 10 years...

The SRPC's Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference: a resident's perspective!(Residents' Page/Page des residents)(Society of Rural Physicians of Canada)
June 22, 2005... This past April marked the 13th Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference held by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) and the 1st anniversary of the creation of the SRPC's Resident Committee. The Resident Committee was pleased to...

Phoney phishing and pharming.(Out Behind the Barn/Dans le feu de l'action)
June 22, 2005... Unfortunately, these terms do not refer to an idyllic rural lifestyle. They are Internet-based scams where a thief tries to steal your identity or raid your bank or credit card account. For example, I recently received several email...

Inappropriate antibiotic use.(Letters/Correspondance)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2005... To the Editor: Is it really accurate to refer to a score of itinerant doctors and moonlighting residents from the specialties of radiology and psychiatry as "family doctors"? (1) That's like calling a doctor who works in Toronto who does a...

Diagnosing pulmonary embolism in a rural setting.(Letters/Correspondance)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2005... To the Editor: I read with interest the article entitled "Diagnosing pulmonary embolism in a rural setting," by John Bosomworth. (1) I would like to make a clarification and a comment. With respect to the work-up of suspected pulmonary...

Nurse practitioners.(Letters/Correspondance)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2005... To the Editor: It recently came to my attention that there is an inaccuracy in the article by Worster and colleagues. (1) The authors state: "Only 3 Canadian provinces (Ontario, Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador) have passed...

For the record.(Letters/Correspondance)(Correction Notice)
June 22, 2005... In the nurse practitioner article (1) published in the Spring 2005 issue of CJRM, coauthor Arlene Sardo's name was misspelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.--Ed. Reference (1.) Worster A, Sarco A, Thrasher C,...

Beyond the slogan: it's all about sharing the load.(Editorial)
June 22, 2005... When it was founded the SRPC coined a slogan that read: "To make rural medicine something someone would want to do." The subtext was that rural medicine was too poorly taught, too poorly paid, and too tough all around to be attractive. This...

Use of seat belts in rural Alberta: an observational analysis.(Original Article/Article original)
June 22, 2005... Objective: This paper details an observational study that estimates rates for wearing seat belts in rural Alberta and compares them with rates derived from a similar study conducted in 1999. Method: Direct observations of drivers and...