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Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
January/February 2022
... April 2019 issue of the BCMJ titled “Langley City family practice” [ 2019;61:106 ]. Considering my current ... to vent about the apparent unfairness of it all. Our group practice has grown to seven physicians, and I would like to ... less interested in running a busy full-service family practice. They are often accused of being less hardworking ...
Letters /
BY: Anthony Walter, MD
October 2022
... recently (for a price higher than the $31 average family practice fee) I was thinking about Dr David Chapman’s ... overheads have become huge. To function properly, a family practice needs a secretary, nurse, and office manager. Their ... service item, with a charge of well over $100/hour. Family practice is an expensive business, but paying for those costs ...
Letters /
BY: Ruth Habte, MD
September 2022
... care system, and to end the inequities we encounter in practice. Universal access to contraception is a vital ...
Letters /
BY: Jefferson Terry, MD PhD, FRCPC
April 2022
... published in the journal [ BCMJ 2021;63:383-387 ]. The practice at BC Children’s and BC Women’s Hospitals is to ...
Letters /
BY: Vaclav Hyrman, MD, FRCPC
December 2022
... toxic organizational culture, a system-level problem. The practice of medicine is replete with unexpected and ... there must be a way around it. Having seen (in psychiatric practice) people suffering from symptoms of burnout ...
Letters /
BY: Robert Semeniuk, MD, FRCSC
July/August 2022
... so be it. I acquired my licence to perform family practice during my training and worked walk-in clinic shifts ... want. Instead, we need to support the areas of family practice that require help, including remuneration. —Robert ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
January/February 2022
... We have always had lovely neighbors. Where’s your practice? I no longer have my practice; I was in Surrey, initially. I was a solo ... I totally understand. I’ve had a full-service family practice in Langley for the past 30 years. What did your dad ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
October 2022
... Szasz.[ 4 ] Although abortion is not a component of my practice, I regularly prescribe Mifegymiso (mifepristone plus ... the generations of physicians and advocates who shaped the practice of modern gynecology in Canada. It is because of ...
Letters /
BY: Joanne Sinai, MD, MEd, FRCPC
September 2022
... regarding informed consent for gender dysphoria. Clinical practice and informed consent must acknowledge less invasive, ...
Editorials /
BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD
April 2022
... and dry-clean my cape, and all would be well. My family practice was so busy that on many days I would have to send ...