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Robert Shepherd, MD
In the September issue of the BCMJ, Ms Fahra Rajabali and colleagues wrote that the gross cost for the leading causes of injury (including transport incidents) in 2013 ranged from $547 to $922 million.[1] Dr Richardson’... Read More
In training we learned about pathophysiology, empathetic interviewing, choosing tests, making a differential diagnosis, recommending a treatment, and always supporting the patient to improve quality of life and to... Read More
Colleague Dr C., while trying to clear his desk before going on vacation, got frustrated with the endless requests for more information about a Special Authority request and jotted, “Quit wasting my time!” on the paper... Read More
It looks as though the journal hired a skilled painter to document a girl being maltreated in front of a bright light for the cover of the October issue. The artist should have dropped his brush and helped the girl.... Read More
I am writing in regard to the Council on Health Promotion article in the October issue of the BCMJ [The senior driver in BC: Reaching the 80-year milestone BCMJ 2013;55:380]. A driver’s licence is... Read More
Dr Richardson asked if one would order cortisol levels because a patient told her that her naturopath said she needed them checked, order hormones for someone who wants to start bioidentical hormones, order X-rays of... Read More
Dr Richardson is right that Harley Davidson motorcycles are too loud [“Summer rant,” BCMJ 2012;54:321]. Movie theatres present another noise issue. I wear earplugs when I go to a movie because the intensity of... Read More
Jeremy Smith wrote that the acceptance of EMR is much lower than 90% among solo or small practices[1] and he reviewed the experience of four doctors who graduated from medical school in or prior to 1983 or who have been... Read More
Thank you for publishing Dr Laycock’s review of the uncertainties inherent in the current methods used in driver assessment (BCMJ 2011;53:74-78). I agreed with his position in a letter I wrote to Canadian... Read More
One ophthalmologist sent me a consultation letter saying that she was going to do HRT on a patient. Another ophthalmologist wrote that our patient has CME. In my dialect, HRT is hormone replacement therapy, and CME is... Read More