April

When HIV infection becomes legally reportable in British Columbia on 1 May 2003, there will be important implications for health care providers and patients. For this initiative to be successful and do no harm, the pattern of practice for BC will need to change.

For pretest counseling, new issues will need to be added to the standard pretest discussion.

Introduction

The health care and fiscal costs of the illicit drug use epidemic: The impact of conventional drug control strategies, and the potential of a comprehensive approach

The authors presented this document at “Saving Money—Saving Lives—Exploring the Case for an Integrated Approach to Vancouver’s Drug Problems,” a conference held 17–18 September 2002 at the Simon Fraser University Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue.

I recently read with some interest the president’s message in the January edition of the British Columbia College of Family Physicians’ News. There, Susan Knoll, the current president, is extolling the virtues of family medicine. She quotes from Warren Jones, the president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, who said last year “We need to get the swagger back in our step. We need to tell our young people that if they want to make a lot of money go into business.