Drs Lind, Louis, and Semmelweis laid the groundwork for evidence-based medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1996 Dr D.L. Sackett and colleagues published a landmark article that established... Read More
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In March 2008 Dr Tcheremenska-Greenhill, associate CEO of the British Columbia Medical Association, delivered the 87th Annual Olser Lecture. Here is her lecture. VMA and the Osler Lecture Since... Read More
When a physician becomes a patient, he is shocked at the quality of care he receives. I read with interest Dr Richardson’s “appy” experience (Self-delusion and self-care. BCMJ 2008; 50[8]:433).... Read More
What are we to make of the ACCORD study? This is a large, multicentre, randomized study to determine if aggressive treatment of cardiac risk factors will improve outcomes in a subset of higher-risk... Read More
People have every reason to be confused about Vancouver’s supervised injection site. It’s been up and running since 2003 and has as many detractors as it has supporters. The only sure thing is the... Read More