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Editorials / BY: Anthony J. Salvian, MD July / August 2001
... to mention years of delay for the apparently unimportant people who only have pain when they walk or incontinence when ... to do what I was trained for. It is a travesty that the people of British Columbia have no access to the services of ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD September 2001
... think we would all feel a little uncomfortable if the two people sitting in the cockpit of the Boeing 747 were dressed ... have huge problems attracting and retaining young people in the business and we have been hearing from our ... of nurses feel unappreciated by society generally and by people in power specifically. I was wondering if some of the ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD October 2001
... and appreciated is in large part due to the work of these people. Forgetting for the moment their excellent work ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD May 2001
... square centimetre of lawn. Before sunrise, there were people outside in their cars waiting for it all to begin. The ... disappeared in short order, carted down the driveway by people wearing satisfied, almost beatific smiles after ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD October 2001
Several people have asked me recently how the  BCMJ  decides what ... a broader brush stroke. Finally, if there are quite a few people asking the question it is probably a good excuse to ... slows down to a trickle. When this happens, editors are people you probably would like to avoid, as they get ...
Editorials / BY: Michael Goldberger, MD June 2001
Few people seem to have commented on the growing number of orphan ... out of, the medicare system of British Columbia. These people are unable to locate a family physician and therefore ... community. At the time of discharge from hospital, these people have no physician to continue with their care, and ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD December 2001
... just wonder what would define a crisis in medicare? These people are currently spending millions of our tax dollars ... society is going to have to show that it values these people and pay them more money. The concept of paying doctors ...
Editorials / BY: Ralph Klein, MLA, Premier of Alberta June 2000
... Association for a century of dedicated service to the people of your province. In BC, in my home province of ... health system and is working hard to ensure it serves people as well in the new century as it did in the previous ... at ways to make the system better—to help it serve people better. We believe that the foundation of the ...
Editorials / BY: Lorraine Gillespie, RN June 2000
... determinants of health—factors that determine why some people are healthy and others are not. Improvement of primary ... system bringing health care as close as possible to where people live and work, and constitutes the first element of a ... health professionals to provide telephone support to help people make decisions regarding their health care and to ...
Editorials / BY: David Doty, MD June 2000
... during the Dirty Thirties and the Second World War. These people, our parents, recognized that medical care must be ...