A cardinal feature of influenza illness is its short incubation and sudden onset. For seasonal influenza viruses, the incubation period is generally estimated to be 1- to 4-days.[1] The 2009 swine-... Read More
Letters
As a former industrial manager involved in information technology development some 40 years ago and spouse of a retired radiologist, I found Dr McMahen’s comments on EMR in the June issue... Read More
History repeats itself. I share Dr Blair’s frustration with PITO (“EMRs and specialists” BCMJ 2009;51[5]:190). I went through the same process about 2 years ago, outlining my concerns that PITO and... Read More
We read with interest the article by Dr Albert W. Chan regarding the performance of carotid artery angioplasty and stenting (CAS) for atherosclerotic disease by a cardiology service (“Carotid artery... Read More
I will respond to Dr Blair’s original letter from the June issue (“EMRs and specialists” BCMJ 2009;51[5]: 190) and Dr Hwang’s response concurrently. Through an extensive requirements definition... Read More