Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine articles from June 2008

Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine archives from June 2008

520 words/520 mots.(Editorial)
June 22, 2008... Answering a request for applicants. Talking to Dr. John Wootton about the job. An interview with the Council of the Society of Rural Physicians, and then: Congratulations. Discussions with the president. Meeting with the people who take the...

President's message. May 2008/Message du president. Mai 2008.(Editorial)
June 22, 2008... Our 16th annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference in Halifax was a big success, combining high-quality CME with the opportunity to make and renew friendships and to have some fun. There was a lot of CME. More than 100 offerings over 3 days,...

"Industrious, submissive, and free of diseases": 156 years of physicians in Liidlii Kue/Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories.(Original Article/Article originale)
June 22, 2008... Introduction: Physician recruitment to rural and remote communities poses a major challenge to health care delivery in Canada. Rather than focusing solely on the politics and policies that contribute to the shortage of family physicians in...

Rural treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema: applying the evidence to achieve success with failure.(Original Article/Article originale)
June 22, 2008... Rural management of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema should be based on avoidance of adverse outcomes such as in-hospital mortality, the need for intensive care unit care, and the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation. Current...

Physician satisfaction and practice intentions in Northwestern Ontario.(Original Article/Article originale)(Survey)
June 22, 2008... Objective: The goal of this research was to understand factors that affect future practice intentions of physicians who practise in rural and underserviced areas. The following 2 research questions are answered: "How many physicians in...

The management of the occasional trigger finger.(The practitioner/Le praticien)
June 22, 2008... Introduction Patients will frequently see their family physician with an "occasional trigger finger," or a finger or thumb that gets intermittently stuck in a flexed position. By attempting to extend the digit, it will often suddenly pop...

Reminder: palliative care is a rural medicine issue.(Podium: Doctors Speak Out/La parole aux medecins)
June 22, 2008... Canada's aging population is on the rise, resulting in a greater demand for palliative care services. (1,2) This is particularly pronounced in rural communities. Specifically, demographic trends such as the increasing number of people...

PDF documents.(Out behind the Barn/Dans le feu de l'action)(portable document format )
June 22, 2008... The portable document format (PDF) is a popular standard for worldwide document distribution. The format preserves the layout, graphics and colours of the original document. This permits authors to show exactly the same document to all viewers....

Rural surgical service delivery.(News / Actualites)(Conference news)
June 22, 2008... As researchers and physicians working in surgical service delivery in British Columbia, we would like to share some of the highlights of an Invitational Meeting on Rural Surgical Services (June 22-23, 2007, Vancouver, BC), hosted by the Centre...