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Eugene Leduc, MD
Trying to golf on a nine-hole sand course at the edge of the Sahara Desert is difficult. The ball can bounce off rocks and bury itself in the brush between the oiled greens. But Dr Greg MacDougall, intrepid family... Read More
As we review proposed bylaw changes of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) under the 2022 Health Professions and Occupations Act, we might want to reflect on and recommend a new name for the CPSBC that... Read More
Thank you to Dr Verhulst of the Patterns of Practice Committee for alerting us to MSP’s interpretation of overservicing a patient and how we might risk being found at fault in an audit [BCMJ 2017;59:40]. If I... Read More
“If your hospital is at sea level on the equator, expect to operate at 30°C in 95% humidity, your clothes wet, and everything which can go rusty or moldy doing so. Only insects enjoy such conditions, and you will find... Read More
I would like to respond to the ICBC article “Medical authorizations and reports” [BCMJ 2009;51:433]. I thank Dr Jensen for pointing out our obligations as physicians to promptly and accurately respond to requests... Read More
Last year, the BCMJ published an opinion piece by P. Goble[1] that made the unfounded accusation that physicians were responsible for a proliferation of disabled parking permits. The BCMJ ... Read More
In the last issue of BCMJ, Pat Goble, president of the Surrey Access for All Committee, wrote a plea to physicians to "limit certifying the number of patients who request disabled parking placards to those who genuinely... Read More