Registrar and CEO, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
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Heidi M. Oetter, MD
The winter 2005 issue of the College Quarterly (51), a publication of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, describes a new syndrome associated with cataract surgery in patients who are taking, or have... Read More
October was an interesting month for physicians involved in the field of addiction medicine. Early in the month a public forum on the regulation of substances featured the release of a discussion paper from the Health... Read More
I am writing in response to Dr Jack Burak’s excellent article from April 2005 entitled, “BC’s technologically challenged health care system” (BCMJ 2005;47[3]:128). His points are well taken and I could not be more in... Read More
Thank you [Dr Oetter] for your timely piece “Licensing of foreign-trained physicians” in the April issue (BCMJ 2005;3:125). A version prepared for the press would do much to defuse the emotional treatment this... Read More
In recent months the College of Physicians & Surgeons of BC has been pilloried by the local press regarding the licensing of physicians who have received their training outside of Canada. Many of the columns or... Read More
New web resources for docs and patients Dermatology SkinCareGuide, an international medical publisher and marketing company, recently launched www.SkinTherapyLetter.ca, a new source of online... Read More
Coming home from the short vacation between the third and fourth year of medical school, I found myself quite ill with a paroxysmal cough that induced a few episodes of post-tussive vomiting. I was just starting an... Read More
As I think back over my years of involvement with the BCMA, one of my fondest memories is of the time I spent with the Council on Health Promotion (COHP). I enjoy working toward improvements in the health care system... Read More
My story starts on a Wednesday evening in mid-August. I arrived home from work with two bags of groceries and 20 minutes to spare until friends arrived for dinner. Betty the boxer (front cover, September 2001 BCMJ... Read More
The neoconservative rhetoric of our time is becoming too much for me. “Fair Pharmacare?” To me the title says—“they must be hiding something.” Such a title wants you to disregard continuity, careful progress, and memory... Read More