Search

Letters / BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD June 2012
... issues in lifestyle counseling. In the BCMJ April issue I was glad to see the Council on Health Promotion ... makes them depressed, and adds to the negative image they may al­ready have of themselves. Despite occasional ... and exercise at the World Diabetes Congress in Montreal in 2009 I came across a paper by Ross and Janiszewsky raising ...
Premise / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD October 2011
... 3 ] (an excellent resource which also lists actions that may be taken by those having the problem).  Thirty-four ... that up to 100 000 BC renters may move annually over this issue. A strong majority of those surveyed would prefer to ... the Department of Housing and Urban Development on 17 July 2009 stated that it “strongly encourages public housing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S. Green, MD, FCFP March 2010
Background Recently the issue of resident work hours and, more specifically, ... week, which was changed to a 48-hour work week on 1 August 2009.[ 5 ] In Canada, there is no similar legislation, but ... any of the questions about attitudes to work hours. This may, however, reflect a small sample size; perhaps a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC January/February 2010
... relevant medical records, particularly when there is an issue of injury or illness before the courts. Many patients ... a subpoena and court appearance later. • They know they may be able to bill medicolegal rates for such a meeting and ... the court for the right to interview you.[ 4 ]  In July 2009, I wrote to the College regarding MacEachern v. Rennie ...
Letters / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2009
... will respond to Dr Blair’s original letter from the June issue (“EMRs and specialists” BCMJ 2009;51[5]: 190) and Dr Hwang’s response concurrently. ... address the challenges and opportunities outlined in the May BCMJ  article “Specialists and EMR Adoption” ( ...
Letters / BY: N.P. Blair, MD, June 2009
... see " Specialists and EMR adoption ” published in the May issue of the BCMJ. (2009;51[4]:154).—ED. Letters EMRs and specialists ...
Letters / BY: Bernie Littlejohn, September 2009
... I found Dr McMahen’s comments on EMR in the June issue particularly interesting (“Ready or not”  BCMJ 2009;51[5]:190 ). Implementation of an information system ... to see that a fully functional system is developed, you may get something that is more of a millstone than an asset. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC September 2007
... factors lower the quality of life of medical trainees and may result in medical errors that compromise patient care.[ ... (a limit that will be lowered to 48 hours per week by 2009).[ 17 ] New Zealand has mandated a 72-hour range.[ 18 ... for orthopaedics). This makes statistical validity an issue. However, our response rate of 78% for PGY-1 residents ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... work and duty hours first proposed in the 1930s may become even more stringent. Human sleep requirements In ... limit that will be lowered to 48 hours per week by 2009. A decision in Spain clarified that “work” includes ... be tolerated in any other profession where safety is an issue. Typical work weeks exceed 50 hours, while work weeks ...
  • No more results