In the January/February 2012 issue we made two errors in the Pulsimeter item “BC first: Hemodialysis” (BCMJ 2012;54:44). First, we wrote that “Russell Palmer’s hemodialysis in September 1947 was the... Read More
Letters
Our years on the BCMA Board have made it plain that we need two changes to our bylaws. Ballots for member approval are to be mailed out by late April. The first change will be to require term... Read More
Thanks, Dr Oppel, for taking a stand against the waste of scarce health care dollars by the Ministry of Health on “integrative medicine” as promoted by InspireHealth. At the time of the... Read More
I have had the privilege of experiencing InspireHealth’s offerings in several contexts: as a medical student in 2006, as a family medicine resident in 2009, and as a family physician guest at the 2-... Read More
As I was perusing my December issue of the BCMJ, I came across the article “A snowy medical adventure,” by Dr Paul Gelpke [BCMJ 2011;53:565]. As I read the article it didn’t take very long for... Read More