April

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” Warren Buffet, Ameri­can business magnate and philanthropist, and one of the most successful investors in the world, would certainly know a thing or two about the value of a good reputation. 

1930–2011
It is with a heavy heart I wish to respectfully advise of the passing of my father, Dr Ronald J. Hancock, a general surgeon in Vancouver. He succumbed, with cruel irony, to one of the worst enemies against which he fought valiantly with so many pa­tients. He passed with peace on 31 December 2011. 

Phil Ashmore passed away peacefully on 1 September 2011 at the age of 85. Born and raised in BC, he retained a great love of the Interior, especially the Bridge River Valley and Bralorne, along with their inhabitants. 

He graduated in medicine at the University of Toronto in 1948 and, after a short spell as a country GP in Bralorne, he returned to train in surgery. There he came under the influence of Dr Bill Mustard, and this led him to develop an interest in pediatric surgery, particularly the treatment of cardiac anomalies. 

A new video is available online to help physicians ensure that their offices are equipped with the right supplies to deal with a patient who requires urgent medical assistance, and that staff are well trained to cope with an emergency situation. 

Plastic surgery resident Dr Sol Gre­gory and anesthesiologist Dr Mark Vu have led a multidisciplinary team at Vancouver General Hospital to develop BC’s first clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of major burns in adults.