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Editorials / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) July/August 2019
This is my first BCMJ editorial, so I would like to introduce myself and offer my perspective on the enormous changes I have witnessed in ... more than enough time to confirm that I much preferred the hospital to the office environment. I was able to secure a ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2019
... of three in Port Coquitlam at the time, Harry Shaw. He and my dad hunted so we kids cleaned a lot of deer and moose with ... a surgical assistant 1 week per month, so I did 3 weeks in my office and then took a week to locum in hearts. Later, I ... In November I become the president of the Royal Columbian Hospital medical staff as well. Because you don’t have ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB September 2019
... me to think about the patients who have left an imprint on my life. What did they have in common that causes me to ... medical school, I volunteered as an ambulance attendant in my home town. It was exhilarating work that brought me into ... and remained attached to the newborn until we reached the hospital.  Another call that I remember well involved us ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD September 2019
... and assessments that took me back and forth to the hospital. I had breakfast and lunch at the normal hours, and ... years old. A luxury. Before we built this room, I slept in my car or in a chair in the operating room doctors’ lounge. ... the storage closet next door. Still, it’s better than my car. I am slightly on edge because I am concerned about ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD November 2019
“Doctor, can I see my chart?” The simple answer is, “Yes.” But it is ... the actual images on CD she would have to go to each hospital and request them, and each request could take up to ...
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