Clinical Articles /
BY: Helena H. Ho, MD, FRCPC
June 2001
... are needed to identify the cognitive, behavioral, and medical profile of the child so that optimum intervention and ... disorders in young children. The purpose of this article is to introduce a clinical practice guideline ( Table ... red flags for autism [6] listed in Table 3 in the article "Screening for autism and pervasive developmental ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Davidicus Wong, MD
July / August 2001
Introduction Bioethics and medical ethics are academic terms for a very practical ... of futility and quality of life. In his recent JAMA article, Dr William Molloy found that most seniors would ... Team has helped resolve ethical dilemmas since 1997. This article outlines how, through empathy, goal clarification, ...
College Library /
BY: Jim Henderson
July / August 2001
... Many organizations collaborate with the College Medical Library Service (MLS) and share responsibility for ... American Medicine and CFPC patient handouts. Canadian Medical Association As members of the BCMA, a majority of BC ... medical literature. We support these libraries, providing article copies and book loans, from UBC libraries as well as ...
Editorials /
BY: Dr Kimit Rai, MD, FRCSC
July / August 2001
... in this special issue of the BCMJ are four articles on medical ethics. Bioethics is, of course, a vast field, and we ... are of practical value to the busy clinician. In the first article, “Ethics resources in health care institutions,” ... to help you better use their services. In the second article, “Practical bioethics for the clinician,” Dr ...
Letters /
BY: G.F. Roseborough, MD
July / August 2001
... , 2001;34(3), has reached a new editorial low in its article “A Point of View/Laser Eye Surgery” by Gordon H. ... saying the public pays most of the cost of a doctor’s medical training which should strengthen that duty. He ... A demand to repay the money the public has spent on their medical education. 3. A surtax on profits for delivery of ...
Premise /
BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD
July / August 2001
... full of patients with HIV disease. The accompanying article describes a new statistical approach that is now ... of Health, in cooperation with the British Columbia Medical Association’s Patterns of Practice Committee, ... adjustment for the first time. The tables provided in this article are a simplified version of what was presented in the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Janet Henderson, MB, BCh
September 2001
... worked with the BCMJ staff and Editorial Board on a medical publishing internship. She was keen to write for the Journal , and as we have been publishing medical student articles regularly for the past few years it ... has. Keep in mind, though, that this is a medical student article, not a consensus paper from a group of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP
October 2001
... side effects, and precautions ( Table 3 ). The Canadian Medical Association, in conjunction with the Canadian ... their doses and costs will appear in Dr Timothy Rowe’s article in the November 2001 issue of the BCMJ ). All ... Everyday Reference for Health Professionals Canadian Medical Association. Tel: 1 888 855-2555, fax (613) 236-8864, ...
College Library /
BY: Jim Henderson
October 2001
... abstract plus expert commentary for perspective—for each article. Selections are made based on relevance to clinical ... synopsis in ACP Journal Club replaces reading the full article. The annual subscription for six printed issues of ... to evaluate before purchase. —Jim Henderson, Director Medical Library Service College of Physicians & Surgeons of ...
Editorials /
BY: James A. Wilson, MD
October 2001
... about the editorialists who regularly provide the BC Medical Journal with extremely high-quality editorials 10 ... we publish in each issue. You may have noticed that most medical journals use the featured article in the issue as the hook for the editorial, and the ...