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Editorials / March 2017

A change of tires, heart, and habits

BY: David R. Richardson, MD

Question: How long does it take to change a flat tire? Answer: Apparently, 7½ hours. After doing hospital rounds over Christmas I decided to go on a little trip to San Diego to try to get some... Read More

President's Comment / January/February 2017

Bringing Doctors of BC to our members

BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS

As an elected Board and Executive member for the last 5 years, I have been privileged to represent and advocate for you—our members. I know that all physicians representing you at Doctors of BC are... Read More

Letters / January/February 2017

Re: Congenital heart disease theme issue

BY: Tracey Carpenter

Thank you for dedicating your September issue to congenital heart disease. The medical advances in this area are truly amazing, and we want to thank the doctors across BC who impact the lives of... Read More

Letters / January/February 2017

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

BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Laura Dale, Mark McCabe, MPH, Bin Zhao, MSc, Mei Chong, MSc, Edith Blondel-Hill, MD, FRCPC, Fawziah Marra, PharmD

We thank Dr Cimolai for his letter. The thrust of our short report was to provide positive feedback to BC physicians who have unequivocally achieved a 15% reduction in antibiotic prescribing over 10... Read More

Letters / January/February 2017

Re: BC physicians reduce unnecessary antibiotic use—and costs

BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC

The BC Centre for Disease Control article by Dr David Patrick and colleagues [BCMJ 2016;58:501,503] proposes an association between antibiotic cost reduction in British Columbia and Ministry of... Read More

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
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