Dr Rowe is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, and a former BCMJ Editorial Board member. He is a recognized expert in menopause and hormone therapy.
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Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG
You may remember that some years ago there was talk of submerging BCMJ into the BCMA News to make a kind of BCMA Medical Post. Many of us, especially those on the BCMJ Editorial Board, were appalled, and said so in the... Read More
Medication Safety in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. By Gideon Koren, MD. Whitby, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2007. ISBN 0071448284, 9780071448284, 623 pages. $121.95. This valuable reference book, edited by the... Read More
Although I’m not really qualified to do so, there I was, talking to a predominantly American audience about what makes a good doctor. It’s a subject on which most of us have some opinion, and who was I to tell them... Read More
Nowadays we are less punished by feelings of conscience than we used to be, as Mr Alexander McCall Smith has observed, because guilt is slowly disappearing from our lives. On the one hand, that’s a good thing, because... Read More
Sometimes I wonder how much any of us look beyond our own immediate concerns and needs. I can’t remember if it was the seventies, eighties, or nineties that was supposed to be the “me decade,” but it has certainly... Read More
I must take issue with Dr J.C. Prior’s statement in her article [BCMJ 2005;47(10):538-542] that “one randomized controlled trial of 20 µg ethinyl estradiol-containing oral contraceptive in perimenopausal women... Read More
If people in influential positions say stupid things, I used to chuckle, shake my head, and make a mental note not to take them seriously in the future. Bit by bit, however, I’m chuckling less and feeling alarmed more.... Read More
When fetal heart monitoring was in its infancy, everyone involved in obstetrical care was excited by the potential of this technology to improve fetal outcomes. Numerous monographs on the subject were produced and... Read More
I am beginning to despair that civility may be lost and gone forever. Civility—the art of respecting people you probably don’t know—is something that those of us of a certain age took for granted until quite recently,... Read More
I wish I had more equanimity. Apart from the annoying daily practice issues, I (and many others) feel the effects of bigger irritants, such as contract negotiations and the way we are portrayed by our paymaster. I am... Read More