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The emerging role of capnographic monitoring of ventilation during deeper levels of sedation
After the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) published revised anesthesia practice... Read More
Why diets fail: Obesity and mental health
Simplistic approaches to the treatment of obesity focusing on restrictive diets or increased... Read More
Patterns in poisoning hospitalizations and deaths in British Columbia, 2008 to 2013
Background Poisoning is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Canada and around the world... Read More
Dr David A. Haughton: From ER to studio
David Haughton in his New Westminster home studio. A black-and... Read More
Traumatic brain injuries
Between 1990 and 2017, WorkSafeBC accepted 30 170 new traumatic brain injury (TBI) claims, of which... Read More
The battle against resistance: Carbapenemase-producing organisms in BC
Carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) continue to be a public-health and infection-prevention... Read More
Safe prescribing of opioids and sedatives: It’s about primary prevention
Prescribing opioids for pain has not always been as controversial as it is today. In the 1980s and... Read More
So long, thank you, and good night
This will be my last BCMJ editorial. The editor has politely refrained from asking if I’m thinking... Read More
Home and the holidays: On family, friends, and physicians
Dr Eric Cadesky I came to BC alone, with two suitcases, the... Read More
Sleep: When it no longer comes naturally
“Hey doc, I can’t sleep.” “What do you mean you can’t sleep?” “I’m dog tired, but when I go... Read More
Hiring an MOA? Free resource for the medical community
Whether it is finding temporary help or adding team members to an expanding office, the challenge... Read More
Fall GPSC newsletter now online
In continued efforts to ensure doctors receive timely and relevant information from the GPSC, the... Read More
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