Dr Donkin is to be commended for again raising the subject of assisted suicide. It appears to be getting more coverage in the media and needs more from within the medical profession as well. His... Read More
Letters
On 10 February 2014, André Picard’s column in the Globe and Mail describes the case of Margot Bentley, whose explicit directions for how she wanted to have her life end were rejected. What... Read More
The Canadian National Breast Screen-ing Study (NBSS) should not influence decisions about screening mammography, neither for individuals nor on a policy level. The recent British Medical... Read More
Thank you to Dr McFadden for his comments on the article which appeared in the BCMJ, Issue: Vol. 55. No. 8, pages 390–393 by Dr Graham White, past chair of the Patterns of Practice Committee (... Read More
Thank you for explaining the BC audit process (BCMJ 2013;55:390-393). Not mentioned in your article is the fact that Ontario has core audit values presuming physician innocence and fair process.... Read More