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Join us for an insightful interactive conversation hosted by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School Chapter at the University of British Columbia with speakers
Vancouver Sun || Tue Nov 25 2014 || Page: A5 || Section: Westcoast News By: Lori Culbert and Rob Shaw Two heavy hitters in the international health research field called the firi
Listen to the TI podcast on this topic here… In the latest Therapeutics Letter (#90 – Jun-Jul 2014), UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative urges physicians to take every
The independent statins review panel report published http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/independent-statins-review-panel The independent panel of internationally renowned experts aske
An excellent article published on 13 June 2014 in the BMJ recounts a brief history of evidence-based medicine and asks whether 20 years on the movement is “in crisis.” While th
Could you be on too many drugs? We recommend this recent article posted on Rxisk.org by Dr. Derelie (Dee) Mangin, David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Family Medicine, McMas
A brilliant new YouTube video to celebrate the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere: Choosing Wisely is a parody of the infectious Pharrell Williams song “HappyR
Performance anxiety and “water tablets” for high blood pressure http://bit.ly/1pj6kBj In a guest blog for Men’s Health Week posted today on EvidentlyCochrane.net,
The latest report from the Therapeutics Initiative at the University of British Columbia urges physicians to exercise greater vigilance when prescribing statins to prevent heart di
Heart of the Matter | The Cholesterol Drug War Broadcast on Thursday, 31 October 2013 on ABC 1 (Australia) This Australian documentary explores questions such as: Does high cholest