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Editorials / BY: Patricia M. Rebbeck, MB, ChB, FRCSC January/February 2002
... for failing to produce an editorial piece when it was my turn to do so. I made a mistake; an error of omission. My excuse that I was out of the country visiting relatives ... reported or only reported within an institution such as a hospital. It appears that opportunities are being lost to ...
Letters / BY: Philip M. Alderman, MD March 2002
... are never mentioned in the medical literature. Not so. My 1988 JAMA paper describes a total group of 8879 ... and rates. [1]   But this is largely a non-issue as, in my experience, truants whose vasectomies fail will ... standard technique, including two requiring admission to hospital for surgical drainage of large hematomas. This ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD April 2002
... force the closure of his moderately large general hospital in BC’s interior. I know this current group of ... decision that is currently too politically hot to handle. My guess is, the people in power want someone else (BC’s ...
Editorials / BY: Michael Goldberger, MD April 2002
... without compassion. “It was as if he was talking about my car” said the doctor’s patient. Some years ago, I ... treatment and whether this would influence mortality. To my total astonishment and dismay, the oncologist entered the ... Last year one of my elderly patients was admitted to hospital subsequent to suffering an acute hemiplegia. ...
Letters / BY: G. Henderson, MB April 2002
... go into business. If they want to make a difference join my specialty!” She concludes with the comment that family ... I had one visit to the emergency room, and I ended my day at around 5:50 p.m. after making a number of phone ... p.m. I do not have to make any phone calls, I do not have hospital responsibilities during that 4 hours. I left feeling ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2002
... escalation of job actions including mass resignations of hospital privileges [6,7]  would lead one to predict British ... were asked to rate the statement, “When I think of my professional career I am quite satisfied with it and there ... escalation of job actions including mass resignations of hospital privileges, would lead one to predict British ...
Letters / BY: Ron De Marchi, MD May 2002
I would like to express my appreciation for all of the hard work that the BCMA has ... to the media that we have a shortage of doctors is in my opinion incorrect with respect to GPs; they are simply ... the other full-service items by 20% or more (e.g., hospital visits, nursing home visits, obstetrics, counseling, ...
Letters May 2002
... be on salary like any public servant.” Character #2: “My parents really sacrificed for me to go to medical school. ... and we’ll get them to do it again.” Character #5: “My husband always put his patients first. Too bad he ... Can’t you just phone it in?” Character #18: “Our hospital is a vital part of our community, and so are our ...
Letters / BY: Bernhard Toews, MD May 2002
... to cover nights and weekends. He attends his patients in hospital unless there is a policy at the local hospital which keeps out family doctors, e.g., VGH. Every ... it would preclude our future entry into another field? In my opinion, specialists with a background of practical ...
Letters / BY: Jim Henderson September 2002
... have tried to do research in cardiovascular subjects, and my findings are significantly different from yours. • The ... original journal, and I don’t have it printed out and in my files. What are we to do, the MDs who are supposed to keep ... would also ask that you consider using our, or your local hospital library’s, services in your efforts to keep up. We ...