January/February 2017

BC Centre for Disease Control

Oil spills: Treating patients, counselling communities

Billing Tips

Audit: A year of reflection

Clinical Articles

John Hopps and the pacemaker: A history and detailed overview of devices, indications, and complications

Mindfulness-based therapy in the perinatal period: A review of the literature

The clinical and diagnostic pathway for adults with acute leukemia in BC

The science of exercise prescription: Martti Karvonen and his contributions

Council on Health Promotion

Using opioids to treat pain in older adults

Editorials

I’m listening

Of rhinos and flu

Family Practice Services Committee

The patient medical home: Working together to create an integrated system of care

Letters

EMRs

Perspectives on marijuana in motorists

Re: BC physicians reduce unnecessary antibiotic use—and costs

Re: BC physicians reduce unnecessary antibiotic use—and costs. Authors reply

Re: Congenital heart disease theme issue

News

Potentially avoidable breast cancer surgeries cost patients and health care system

Saliva test to predict onset of Alzheimer disease

Understanding mind wandering could shed light on mental illness

Cross-country collaboration on ALS research

Disability insurance: Protecting your income

Dr Jan Christilaw, Order of Canada member

Legal expense insurance program discontinued

Medical students in your office: Common myths addressed

Obituaries

Dr Alan Frederick Bond, 1926–2016

Dr Herbert Clark Welch, 1925–2015

Dr Lee Penner, 1943–2016

Dr Stanley A. Hashimoto, 1938–2016

Point Counterpoint

Counterpoint: Medical assistance in dying: Living with dignity until life naturally ends

Point: Medical assistance in dying: Controlling the timing of one’s own death

President's Comment

Bringing Doctors of BC to our members

Beyond Medicine

Mr Jim Gilmore—one of the good guys

WorkSafeBC

Treatment of Dupuytren disease