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News January/February 2024
... the winner of the J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism (Independent), which recognizes a BC ... medical student’s significant achievement in writing an article without any physician coauthors, for her article “ Treating families and victims of missing and ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2024
... of context, stigmatization can occur.[ 2 ] In a 2019 article for the Canadian Journal of Bioethics , Hyett and ... 2 ] For example, our implicit biases (and our overt medical education) might lead us to believe that Indigeneity ... practices may impede our own progress, however. In an article recently published in Nature , University of British ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Eiko Waida, MD, FRCPC, FAAP* March 2024
... of the model is the dyadic partnership that matches medical leaders with operational leaders to learn quality ... improvement through project work. For the purposes of this article, the term medical leader refers to a physician dyad ... about how to optimize the dyadic partnership. This article explores the key leadership factors in the dyadic ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM April 2024
... test for capacity to appoint a representative to make a medical decision is detailed in statutory law and depends on ... formally manage Jack’s finances. Social work staff asked medical staff to make a capacity assessment, and Jack was ... his personal and financial affairs. The lawyer asked for a medical opinion. Letter of instruction and process of ...
Premise / BY: Clara MacDonald, MSc, MD April 2024
... our class of second-year University of British Columbia medical students was asked to share our three biggest ... preparation for adverse events were invaluable to this article. Competing interests None declared. ABSTRACT: Adverse ... on patients and the physicians who care for them. This article provides an overview of the psychological impacts of ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... know what you’ve got until it’s gone. The first medical library in BC was established in 1906 by the Vancouver Medical Association.[ 3 ] Eventually, the demand for and ... CPSBC. Chronicling the Library’s transition for a 1963 article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal , Dick ...
Editorials / BY: Maziar Badii, MD, FRCPC, MHSc May 2024
... being very little emphasis on musculoskeletal care in medical schools. As guest editors of this two-part theme ... treatment options, and emerging therapeutic strategies. Article 1 : Darabian and colleagues emphasize the importance ... improved patient outcomes and reduced health care costs. Article 2 : Sidhu and colleagues explore various treatment ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Tyson A. Boettcher, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... on their own. They need assistance by being referred to a medical weight-loss clinic, where they can receive medical and counseling support and possible referral to ... A patient with central obesity will have a higher risk of medical complications as opposed to surgical complications, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM May 2024
... to you immediately to ensure timely follow-up for medical evaluation at the nearest hospital emergency room. In ... follows first-aid procedures in your clinic and then seeks medical care in the nearest emergency room. The treating ... and medical management of exposures. The purpose of this article is not to detail the medical management of ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC June 2024
... how middle-class Canadians and small businesses, including medical professional corporations, will be affected. ... Kathleen Ross’s remarks were quoted in a Globe and Mail article titled “Changes to capital-gains tax may prompt ... are taxed at 50% for the first $250 000, physicians’ medical corporations receive no such exemption and will have ...