A doctor who never examines his or her patients is doing a poor job. The Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (OSMV) tests young drivers repeatedly. The OSMV does not test older drivers. Dr... Read More
Letters
The Journal’s feature on the Annual General Meeting [BCMJ 2010;52:290-293] hinted at problems that warrant expansion. While the segue to Zafar Essak and Caroline Wang bears no comment, to write... Read More
One hears frequently through the press about nosocomial (hospital) or iatrogenic (doctor-induced) diseases these days. I find this frustrating because when I entered medicine in 1946 the antibiotic... Read More
I agree with the concern about antibiotic use in our livestock expressed in Dr Bill Mackie’s COHP column [BCMJ 2010;52:309]. In addition to the problem of antibiotic-resistant organisms, there... Read More
I take exception to the self-congratulatory perspective taken by Dr Brian Brodie over the results of the membership survey, a second after only 2 years. This latest is presented in graphic... Read More