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News October 2011
... up dispensation of the painkillers in Canada. World Health Organization (WHO) standards define strong opioids as ... results online in its July 2011 issue.  The study notes that although strong opioids are essential medication ...
News May 2010
A new report released in March by the BC Physician Health Program recommends better workplace arrangements for ... mutually acceptable solutions to ensure maternal and fetal health and well-being. The report notes that in the prevailing medical culture, attending to ...
Letters November 2010
... “Marijuana is not approved for use as a drug in Canada. Health Canada states that “no marijuana product has been issued a notice of compliance” and notes that indications, safety and risks have not been ... certain symptoms from which they suffer can apply to Health Canada for authorization to possess and use marijuana ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2010
... and Mail we are amazed by the brilliance of the BCMJ.org Health Notes. DRR  Aw, shucks. G&M  I see that the Health Notes section of the web site provides physicians with ...
Editorials / BY: Robert D. Levy, MD, FRCPC May 2010
... at that time. In October 1985, the BC Ministry of Health announced the formation of the British Columbia ... rates. Today BC Transplant is a comprehensive, nonprofit health care agency with responsibility for the overall ... transplantation: Current status in British Columbia,” notes that orthotopic liver transplantation has become an ...
News / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2009
... Paperback, 368 pages. $29.95. I recently read A Doctor’s Notes: Taken from both sides of the bedsheets, by Dr Tom ... to fit everything in. Lastly, he poignantly shares his own health struggles, which eventually led to his retirement. ... are many of us. —DRR News Book review: A Doctor’s Notes: Taken from both sides of the bedsheets. ...
Letters / BY: H. Davis, MD, June 2008
... of the ACRM propose the definition of mTBI, the World Health Organization notes no consensus with regard to the definition of mTBI. ...
Back Page / BY: Conrad Moralis, MD, May 2008
... was admitted to the unit the night before under a mental health certificate, and I was asked specifically by the ... the police and was subsequently certified under the Mental Health Act of Bri­tish Columbia as to be suffering from a ... not interested in talking to me. Checking the nurse’s notes 4 days after his admission, I saw that he was eating ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: J.L. Benedet, MD, FRCS, April 2007
... was a prominent feature on these trips. He provided notes and short lectures on a variety of topics such as the ... in all manner of things. Enjoy your retirement in good health with Melanie and your family at what you have ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC December 2007
... I started what would become a lifetime career in public health, in the ear­ly 1970s, at Vancouver’s Pine Street ... media and in the public’s mind with the idea of public health. Francis John Blatherwick has de­fined public health ... to his four children, a “real doctor.” Wikipedia also notes that he is a “scrappy” hockey player. I have known ...