Dr Day is an orthopaedic surgeon and honorary associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia (UBC/VGH). He served as president of the Canadian Medical Association from 2007 - 2008.
Competing interests: Dr Day is the medical director of both the Cambie Surgery Centre (one of 49 shareholders), and the Specialist Referral Clinic (one of 18 shareholders).
Those of you who are tired of my rants about the demise of our once great health system will be pleased to know that this is my last editorial. I am retiring from the BCMJ Editorial Board; currently, I am the longest-... Read More
Being just 3 months younger than Canada, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is one of our country’s oldest societies. The association’s first president, Sir Charles Tupper, was a founding father and the first and... Read More
Dr John O’Brien-Bell’s first exposure to medicine was as a young child making house calls with his family physician father, whose practice was based in a working-class area of Birmingham, England. John grew up... Read More
“It’s interesting to note that in the ’90s, not a single hospital was built, that 1600 full-time nursing positions were eliminated, and that no additional medical school space was developed.” —Terry Lake, BC Minister... Read More
“Without a right of challenge through an independent body such as the judiciary, our legislative and executive bodies would be free to make arbitrary and discriminatory decisions respecting the health care benefits... Read More
When Politics Comes Before Patients: Why and How Canadian Medicare Is Failing By Shawn Whatley, MD. Optimum Publishing International, 2020. ISBN: 978-0-88890-311-2.... Read More
My views on statistical relevance and peer review have evolved over the years. At a recent Zoom session of the BCMJ’s Editorial Board we discussed the topic of peer review. Peer review has been defined as a process of... Read More
Dr Alan Bass (22 March 1929–12 February 2020) was a renowned and internationally respected specialist and pioneer in sports medicine and arthroscopy. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee’s... Read More
What is already one of the longest trials in Canadian history will enter its fourth year in 2020. The similar Chaoulli case in Quebec took under 6 weeks. Two main questions are being asked. One is whether Canadians... Read More
Observing the current federal and provincial political scenes makes one wonder why anyone would become a politician. The same question may be more valid when considering medical politics which, as Dr Pat McGeer implies... Read More