S urgical site infections (SSIs) have been reported as the most common causes of readmission after plastic surgery. 1 In July 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Missouri State Health Department investigated reports of 5 SSI cases following breast augmentation surgeries. The case-patients' surgeries were performed at a single outpatient plastic surgery clinic (clinic A...

The Ottawa Regional Women's Breast Health Centre is an example of a new wave of Canadian clinics that are trying to offer improved quality of care for women with breast abnormalities. The new centres are a response to patients' request for changes in the way care is provided.

The value of follow-up after potentially curative treatment of breast cancer remains controversial. Recurrence-free women (n = 402) attending a breast clinic over a 3 month period were studied. The women attended 423 appointments, 412 of which were routine. Eleven were requested by the patient or general practitioner (interval appointments). All 11 interval and 19 of the routine appointments re...

Introduction: A strong family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer can often be explained by small insertions, deletions, or substitutions in BRCA1 or BRCA2 and large genomic rearrangements in BRCA1. However, there is little evidence that genomic rearrangements are a major factor in BRCA2 associated breast cancer and the frequencies of rearrangements in BRCA1 in large clinic based population...

Introduction Diagnostic delays for breast problems is a current concern in British Columbia and diagnostic pathways for breast cancer are currently under review. Breast centres have been introduced in Europe and reported to facilitate diagnosis and treatment. Guidelines for breast centers are outlined by the European Society for Mastology (EUSOMA). A Rapid Access Breast Clinic (RABC) was develo...

INTRODUCTION A strong family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer can often be explained by small insertions, deletions, or substitutions in BRCA1 or BRCA2 and large genomic rearrangements in BRCA1. However, there is little evidence that genomic rearrangements are a major factor in BRCA2 associated breast cancer and the frequencies of rearrangements in BRCA1 in large clinic based populations...

OBJECTIVES The study objectives were to improve access to earlier and safer abortion and to offer women a wider choice of method of termination of pregnancy (TOP). METHODS The study comprised two pilot projects conducted in a teaching hospital to assess the feasibility of (1) a telephone booking clinic and (2) a local anaesthetic outpatient surgical termination of pregnancy (LA-STOP) service....

Transgender healthcare is political because trans lives are political. Many countries seeing lawsuits trying to curtail access care for transgender people and, in the United States, some states have proposed bills that would criminalize offering transition-related medical minors. Although these efforts so far been unsuccessful, they speak prevailing atmosphere of hostility toward people. Clinic...

Introduction Smokefree for Kansas Kids is a program designed to train pediatric clinic staff to assess for tobacco exposure and provide brief smoking cessation interventions to caregivers and patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of this program and improve future tobacco intervention efforts in pediatric clinics. Method Eighty-six pediatric physicians and staff atten...

Objectives The study objectives were to improve access to earlier and safer abortion and to offer women a wider choice of method of termination of pregnancy (TOP). Methods The study comprised two pilot projects conducted in a teaching hospital to assess the feasibility of (1) a telephone booking clinic and (2) a local anaesthetic outpatient surgical termination of pregnancy (LA-STOP) service. T...