The scenario is all too familiar. It is Friday night. I am on call and asked to see 11-year-old “Jenna,” who has been brought to the emergency department by her mother because she is “out of control... Read More
An “impressive tool for change” is how Dr Judy Dercksen describes group visits—one of four modules offered by the General Practice Services Committee’s Practice Support Program (PSP). The... Read More
The bag that the next issue of the BCMJ will be mailed in is biodegradable. The bags are made of the same plastic resin that most polyethylene or polypropylene bags are made of, but is combined with... Read More
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 17th edition. Edited by A.S. Fauci, MD, E. Braunwald, MD, D.L. Kasper, MD, et al. Toronto: McGraw Hill, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0-07-146633-2.... Read More
By Pauline Chen, MD. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-307-26353-7. Hardcover, 268 pages. $29.95. “I see dead people” is not only a famous Hollywood line, but a reality for most... Read More