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Ken Seethram, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
The evolution of prenatal screening was slow until relatively recently. In 1866 John Langdon Down published the first reference to a cluster of fetal characteristics that were discovered to be trisomy 21 almost 100... Read More
As chairs of the Specialist Ser-vices Committee (SSC), co-chaired by the BCMA and Ministry of Health, we sit at a unique table in terms of shared leadership. The SSC provides a distinct opportunity to examine some of... Read More
For most of his medical career, Kamloops oncologist Dr Ardashes Avanessian tended to postpone end-of-life discussions with his patients, often waiting until their disease was quite advanced. “It’s a difficult... Read More
In an effort to address the high demand for endoscopies in their community, in July 2011, a group of general surgeons in Langley initiated a trial of group medical visits. Group medical visits are included in the... Read More