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The Development of a Replacement Pathology Service in a Community Hospital in Quebec Using Telepathology and Supportive Service Corridors

I.W. Kuzmarov MD FRCS(c),Director of Professional and Hospital Services, Santa Cabrini Hospital, Department of Surgery (Urology) McGill University.
S Trifiro MD FRCPC,Department of Pathology, Santa Cabrini Hospital,

Bich N. Nguyen MD FRCPC,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Montreal Hospital Centre.

Abstract
Santa Cabrini Hospital is composed of 369 acute care beds, with a separate pavilion providing services for 100 long term care patients. The hospital is situated in the northeastern part of Montreal, and provides services to an area that encompasses approximately 750,000 people.
Keywords: pathology service, community hospital, telepathology, Quebec.

Related Terms: Technology in Medicine, pathology service, community hospital, telepathology, Quebec

Potentially Fatal Necrotising Fasciitis of the Head and Neck: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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P.K. Shenoy, MD, FRCS, DLO, FACS, ENT Service Chief, Campbellton Regional Hospital, Campbellton, NB, Canada.
K. Bali, MD, MS, Deputy Head, Ear Nose and Throat Department, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Abstract
A case of necrotising fasciitis of the neck originating from odontogenic infection is presented. Clinical features including pathogenesis and treatment are discussed along with a review of the literature.
Keywords: necrotising fasciitis, flesh eating bacterial disease, synergistic necrotizing cellulitis, killer bug disease, fasciitis necrotans, surgical débridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, multi-organ failure, toxic shock syndrome, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC), Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotising Fasciitis (LRINEC).

Related Terms: Otolaryngology, necrotising fasciitis, flesh eating bacterial disease, synergistic necrotizing cellulitis, killer bug disease, fasciitis necrotans, surgical débridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, multi-organ failure, toxic shock syndrome, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC), Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotising Fasciitis (LRINEC)

Offering patients more choices about end-of-life care

Author(s)
Michael Gordon
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What I found surprising about the National Post article was that one would think after reading it that offering dying patients more choices in their end-of-life care was a novel idea...
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Originally published in December 2012 on the Baycrest.org

What I found surprising about the National Post article was that one would think after reading it that offering dying patients more choices in their end-of-life care was a novel idea...

Originally published in December 2012 on the Baycrest.org

Topic
Caregiving
Dementia
Section
Blogs

Casting my vote

Author(s)
Barry J. Goldlist
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Casting my vote on the tentative OMA agreement
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I have just come back from a vacation in Florida, just in time to vote on the tentative OMA agreement with the government. While on vacation I had several long walks on the beach with a famous market researcher who had just completed some research on primary care physicians in the United States...

I have just come back from a vacation in Florida, just in time to vote on the tentative OMA agreement with the government. While on vacation I had several long walks on the beach with a famous market researcher who had just completed some research on primary care physicians in the United States. The primary purpose of the market research was to expand the use of electronic medical records in primary care.

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Blogs
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