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News&Notes / BY: Lila Yewchuk, MD, FRCPC, March 2014
... Children with Type 1 Diabetes” was published in the June 2012 issue of the  BC Medical Journal  ( BCMJ  2012;54:232-237 ... examples of independent plans and other documents that may be of assistance to parents. Further details regarding ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kasandra Harriman, MD, CCFP, November 2014
... gift card. Survey responses were collected from November 2012 to January 2013, then combined and analyzed for ... damaging relationships with specialists, this reluctance may be due to lack of confidence in their own deprescribing ... or the challenge of family unavailability. Thus the issue goes far deeper than this financial aspect. A ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ahmad Al-Sarraf, MD, FRCPC, September 2014
Maintaining healthy vision is an important health issue. For many, loss of vision is associated with loss of ... that the high mortality due to the comorbid conditions may partly explain why age-related macular degeneration and ... variety of monofocal intraocular lenses (IOL) until June 2012.[ 8 ] The current standard of care for IOLs is foldable ...
Editorials / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD January/February 2013
The CMPA Perspective, published October 2012, focused on physician professionalism. I assume it was just coincidental that this issue appeared before the furor over mandatory influenza ... out that “In support of quality of care, physicians may struggle to find the appropriate balance between meeting ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2013
... noise   Dr John O’Brien-Bell requested an update on the issue of noise. He first raised the issue at last year’s ... this policy, noting that members were not consulted and may have objections. Dr Ross explained that the BCMA was not ... always plans for a balanced budget, at the end of 2012 the BCMA had a $2.9 million surplus. He explained that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Sandberg, RRT, April 2013
... of services in the Northern Health Authority. Home oxygen may be funded by extended health benefits, if available to ... if they still want oxygen therapy. Costs For the 2011–2012 fiscal year, British Columbia health authorities spent ... of home oxygen remains a concern and continues to be an issue for some patients. For example, in Vancouver Coastal ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB December 2012
... constitutes a winning Christmas light display. Although I may have been un­biased in the eyes of the locals, I was ... on the Editorial Board has his turn come up for the last issue of the year. There is a saying in Yiddish that came to ... who celebrate other holidays, I wish you a happy end to 2012.  To all of you, I wish a Happy New Year! —DBC ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2012
... he was the office manager until we closed the office this May. We have two sons. One works in the federal government in ... like to do as BCMA president. I’m acutely aware of this issue because of my son, but I want to point out that since ... Karen Tregillas) Interviews Shelley Ross: BCMA President 2012–13 ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2011
... Saturday, 11 June 2011 Vancouver Convention Centre 2011/2012 BCMA elected officers Dr Nasir Jetha, President Dr Ian ... with the UBC Faculty of Medicine. He pointed out that the issue of “transparency” that had been mentioned on ... from broken families and families in distress. They may be in government care. Or they may have parents with ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2009
13 May 2009 Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver The 2009 BCMA Annual ... something in the Board report regarding the litigation issue involving former Board member Dr Caroline Wang. This ... basis for the duration of the agreement, that is, until 2012. Dr Rix informed the meeting that BCMA membership had ...
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