Clinical Articles /
BY: Donald B. Calne, OC, DM
April 2001
... insightful research. In this and the next issue of the British Columbia Medical Journal a series of papers are ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Christopher R. Honey, MD, DPhil, FRCS
May 2001
Introduction There are between 5000 and 8000 British Columbians with Parkinson's disease (PD). The vast ... the medications outlined elsewhere in this issue of the British Columbia Medical Journal . A small portion of them, ... reviews on the history of neurosurgery for PD. [1,2] In British Columbia, the surgical treatment of PD was first ...
Letters /
BY: John E. Gray, MD
May 2001
... by the president of the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia [ BCMJ 2000;42(10):452] and Dr Sedergreen ... massage therapist. As the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia has pointed out, massage therapists in British Columbia are regulated health professionals who would ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Helena H. Ho, MD, FRCPC
June 2001
... neurologist from Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia. There was additional input from community ... nor does it suggest that all children in the province of British Columbia should be assessed by a multidisciplinary ... panel from Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia developed a clinical practice guideline for ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Stuart Fine, MB, FRCPC
June 2001
... Method Subjects The Attention-Deficit Assessment Clinic of British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital serves the province of British Columbia and reflects a mix of straightforward and ...
Editorials /
BY: Michael Goldberger, MD
June 2001
... patients in, or rather out of, the medicare system of British Columbia. These people are unable to locate a family ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: William J. Sullivan, BA, LLB, MCL
July / August 2001
... the tetralogy of health care acts that came into force in British Columbia on 28 February 2000.[ 1-4 ] These words and ... if that is what is provided for in the instructions. In British Columbia, the Representation Agreement Act[ 1 ] ... not legally binding and cannot be legally relied upon in British Columbia. They can only be honored when they are ...
Editorials /
BY: Anthony J. Salvian, MD
July / August 2001
... adequate surgical access to the critically ill patients of British Columbia. There is no question in my mind that the surgeons of British Columbia have kept their part of the social contract. ... to be yeoman vascular surgery service to the province of British Columbia for over 20 years. I now get to work less ...
Letters /
BY: Ray Baker, MD
July / August 2001
... from either the College or the patient’s pharmacy. British Columbia physicians are advised in the College of ...
Premise /
BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD
July / August 2001
... of case-mix adjustment to practitioner profiles in British Columbia Practitioner profiles are used to influence ... States and has been the subject of recent evaluations in British Columbia and Manitoba. The adjusted clinical groups ... patient needs while trying to keep overall costs down. In British Columbia, physicians are now being asked to account ...