OBJECTIVE To summarize current options for postgraduate third-year programs in family medicine in Canada and compile current controversies about the expanding number of programs available and the trend toward subspecialization in family medicine. DESIGN A literature search was conducted by the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region Library research staff for Canadian family medicine fellowships and ...

Introduction: Frostbite is a common debilitating condition seen in travelers and residents at high altitudes. Emergent on-site management is warranted in the absence of institutionalized care and compromised evacuation facilities. This prospective, observational study assessed the outcome of on-site emergent management in low-resource, high altitude healthcare setups in the fie...

The internet permits inexpensive and rapid communication of multiple forms of information across geographical boundaries. The authors describe the development of an internet based mailing list and web site to coordinate the regionwide accident and emergency specialist registrar teaching programme. The process entailed in setting up these resources is explained. The initial experiences of implem...

BACKGROUND An estimated 3200 UK general practitioners (GPs) practise occupational medicine on a sessional basis. AIM To assess the educational needs of GPs practising occupational medicine and participating in The Health and Occupational Reporting (THOR) network. METHODS A questionnaire survey of GPs participating in a national reporting scheme, recording occupational ill-health from genera...

Measurements of atmospheric electrical variables in arid desert environments provide a route to assessing dust charging, which affects lofting; satellite remote sensing particles; long range transport elevated layers; and may also influence rain droplet size. This paper analyses new dataset electric field (or Potential Gradient, PG) measurements from an site, at Al Ain the United Arab Emirates ...