The Section of Psychiatry is both disappointed with and concerned about the new professional standards and guidelines for Safe Prescribing of Drugs with Potential for Misuse/Diversion put into effect... Read More
Letters
I and every doctor in British Columbia received the new College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC professional standards on safe prescribing last week to address the public health emergency related to... Read More
Colleague Dr C., while trying to clear his desk before going on vacation, got frustrated with the endless requests for more information about a Special Authority request and jotted, “Quit wasting my... Read More
The article by Warburton and colleagues [BCMJ 2016;58:210-218] reports on the risk-benefit paradox of exercise. There is a transient increase in short-term risk for an adverse cardiac event with... Read More
In the recent Doctors of BC 2016–17 election for president-elect, less than 30% of our membership voted, with the winner receiving 53% of that vote. In the last federal election, which required... Read More