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).
Tired of hearing about the woes of our health system? Loath to read yet another editorial on medicare? Take some consolation in the fact that this may be one of the last editorials needed on this topic. On 8 June 2004,... Read More
In a recent editorial piece (BCMJ 2003;45[9]:427) Dr Brian Day suggests that competition among hospitals is what is needed to improve health care delivery in Canada. I’m sure that hospitals in BC would find this very... Read More
Excellence in any area is seldom achieved in the absence of competition. Two recent personal encounters have reinforced my belief that the introduction of competition is the key to improving patient care in Canadian... Read More
“Nothing will be a greater incentive for government than the notion that if they don’t deal with the problem, it is in fact going to cost them more money.” —Senator Michael Kirby, Chair, Senate Commission on Health... Read More
The title above appears to have been adopted as a motto by our governments. If they allow a 12-month waiting period for a particular treatment, are we to deduce that earlier treatment than that is not medically... Read More