My area of interest in the treatment of chronic noncancer pain and the treatment of addiction to opioids over the past 17 years has afforded me some unique perspectives on the BC opioid crisis that I... Read More
Letters
I wish to state that the President’s Comment I wrote for the October BCMJ [2016;58:439,441] on the topic of opioid prescribing was singularly my perspective, as a practising generalist physician and... Read More
On behalf of the College, I applaud Dr Alan Ruddiman for his courage and leadership in expressing his personal view on the current opioid crisis in his thoughtful piece, “Opioid prescribing: The... Read More
I completely agree with this insightful editorial [“Ah, the good ol’ days. Nary an orphan in sight.” BCMJ 2016:58(5):244]. Why are there orphans now when there were none in the past? UBC Medicine... Read More
I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the letter submitted by Dr Figurski. I believe that the lack of a control group for patient satisfaction, lack of randomization, and differences between... Read More