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Letters / BY: H. Ewart Woolley, MD March 2004
... than merely capable, as they struggled to find the list of hospital patients using the “hunt and peck” technique, I ... practice, the QWERTY keyboard was no longer a mystery and my goal of three words a minute was attained. It was in many ways like listening to my younger family members learning to play the violin: in ...
Letters / BY: H. Martin Gough, MD March 2004
... wonders how a respected institution such as the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin can keep its section rate in single ... here we accept a rate three times as high. Many years ago my father visited the United States with the Gynaecological ...
Letters / BY: Arturo S. Manes, MD May 2004
... even without considering optional obstetrical and in-hospital responsibilities. Add to this the managerial ... else will? Such is not the ideal of family practice. It is my understanding that last year, for the first time across ... make any difference. One specialist told one of my partners in the intersectional council some years ago ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Bigham, MD June 2004
... prevention or control measures may be warranted. What is my role as a physician? WNV risk from blood transfusion ... Mainland). Current information will be available from hospital blood banks, and an excellent Internet resource for ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD June 2004
... has never been a province-wide design requirement that all hospital medical staff bylaws were supposed to follow, ... be created that would fit the basic requirements of any hospital in the province. At first glance this seems to be an ... I can remember being in a very long time. I hope you share my outrage and take a closer look at what this might mean to ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD July/August 2004
... friends for fear of sounding sappy. Well, in spite of my own fear of appearing sappy, I’m going to write about a ... that she had introduced the pantsuit to St. Vincent’s Hospital. The nurses had been prevented from wearing them up ... enjoy in our profession. I am proud that I can call her my friend. —JAW Editorials Dr Pat Rebbeck: One of the good ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB July/August 2004
... denial of choice was unconstitutional, but (timidly in my opinion) seeking a “care guarantee” as the remedy. In ... Physicians will not have to stop work because of limited hospital resources and practitioners of all types will have ... system is clearly in need of repair, if not rebuilding. My hope is that the intense and irrational debate and ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2004
... Dr Burak: Having a balanced practice. I enjoy my office days in practice, and the variety of people. I’ve ... been in practice now for 26 years, so I’ve known most of my patients for a long time, and they’re friends as much as patients. I enjoy obstetrics, I enjoy going to the hospital to see patients, and I enjoy doing house calls. I ...
Editorials / BY: Clarissa Wallace, MD, FRCPC November 2004
... “I was told I would become blind if I couldn’t control my sugars.” “I was told I should never have children.” ... and patient has been fraught with blame. “I lied about my sugars, because I knew my doctor would be angry if I said ... Wallace, MD, FRCPC Endocrinologist Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC Competing interests Dr Wallace ...
Letters / BY: J.R. Dale, LRCP & SI November 2004
... during which time I also opened up a walk-in clinic. My GP practice was rural, being located in areas with no ... There are exceptions to even this rule. Many doctors with hospital privileges do not deliver babies, and do not take ...