Clinical Articles /
BY: Mark Adrian, MD, FRCPC
September 2005
In his article , Mr Cherniak argues that compelling reasons exist ... bony elements, and the neuroaxial canal. In the medical context, the use of MRI is generally reserved for ... MRI can provide clarity to the medical issues. In his article, Mr Cherniak indicates the primary purpose of the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Todd Cherniak, LLB
September 2005
See counterpoint to this article Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is presently used ... action. This is because, while there may be important medical benefits that might flow from the MRI’s findings, ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Fred Bass, MD, DSc
October 2005
... 19th century. The time has come to introduce into primary medical care a staff person who would do for medical care what the dental hygienist has been doing ... is worth continuing. Even though you will read this article after September 17, your thoughts and suggestions on ...
Premise /
BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC
October 2005
... developments by Canadian doctors. The pride we can take in medical research developments is eroded by the floundering in ... One of these ideas recurs frequently, for example in the article “More MDs: The solution to wait times.” [3] ... to do what should have been done is unacceptable. In an article in the Globe and Mail of 29 March 2005 about the ...
Editorials /
BY: B. Lynn Beattie, MD, FRCPC
November 2005
... who can afford them. This situation continues. The first article in this issue shows how the differential diagnosis of ... presentation and the judicious management of multiple medical problems of critical importance. Neuropathological ... themselves and to receive timely assistance when needed. Medical practice in 2005 requires skill in managing chronic ...
Editorials /
BY: Brian Day, MB
November 2005
... money can buy are essential to maintain the quality of our medical practice. Most of us operate a private office and ... at the level we would like, nor can we finance continuing medical education, new technology, and sustain a modern ... for Policy Alternatives Health Reform Working Group in an article targeting so-called overpaid doctors. How would the ...
Letters /
BY: Michael Goldberger, MD
November 2005
... sad state of family medicine in British Columbia. The article truly reflects the atmosphere of quiet resignation ... medication compliance, fewer physician visits, and lower medical costs among the general population. An article in the Annals of Internal Medicine in July 2005 ...
Letters /
BY: Donald J. Young, MD
December 2005
... sides of its mouth as it relates to provisions for private medical care? The recent BCMJ interview with Dr Golbey ... ensuing debate over “boutique” clinics? In a recent Medical Post article ( Medical Post 23 August 2005;41[28]:46), the BCMA ...