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Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
... informative articles on a number of topics. In the first article, Drs Daly, Gustafson, and Kendall provide some ... any kind—indeed, it has been considered “the greatest medical holocaust in history.” [ 4-6 ] During that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC June 2007
... a shorter period.  In the event of a pandemic in BC, the medical health officers in each health authority, with ... evidence for effectiveness of public health measures; this article relies heavily on these reviews. [1,2] We know from ...
News July/August 2007
... end-of-life or ethical decision-making. —Bev Spring, MD, Medical Leader Vancouver Home Hospice Palliative Care Service ... at the BCMA, and wondering what has become of the Medical Office Benefit Plan (MOBP). Here is the explanation ... of Dr Derek Royle’s name in Dr J.L. Benedet’s  article  saluting Dr Royle and colleagues in the June issue ...
Letters / BY: Stephen Faulkner, MBChB July/August 2007
... me to respond to and put into context his very one-sided article entitled  “Reality check needed for CME credits” ... the views of BC physicians on the effect and quality of medical advice from CAM providers. Unlike most literature on ... although physicians in this survey overwhelmingly felt the medical advice given by CAM providers was of poor quality. I ...
ICBC / BY: Martin Ray, MD, July/August 2007
In my  June  BCMJ  article , I introduced my patient Bob. He had been rear-ended ... in a motor vehicle collision, and I reviewed existing medical literature for evidence to develop an initial ... resonance imaging (MRI) scans of his head and neck. This article deals with MRI requests. I will revisit the Official ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ingrid Söchting, PhD, July/August 2007
... clinicians, including all of the co-authors of this article, that complex posttraumatic stress disorder can by ... diffuse somatic pain and dysfunction for which there is no medical explanation. • Alterations in systems of meaning, ... psychologist or a senior psychiatrist. The present article discusses only a small proportion of the data ...
Letters / BY: Randall F. White, MD, September 2007
... editorial,  Dr William Arkinstall describes Canada’s medical system as “dismal” (2007;49[6]:296). To learn about dismal, I suggest he read the recent CMAJ article discussing the hard decisions Canadian military ... it out.  Dr Arkinstall said that employers would provide medical insurance for their employees. His assumption is ...
Letters / BY: Stephen Malthouse, MD, September 2007
I would like to comment on Dr Oppel’s article, “Reality check needed for CME credits” ( BCMJ ... really that threatening? Those of us who work in general medical practice are acutely aware that we have few tools to ... generation of physicians ridicules the last. The Canadian medical system is now on the brink of failure due to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jay Draper September 2007
... Jones, Drs Rix, Turner, and Jones were elected. See the article on page 380 by Dr Rix for more on BCMA finances. Dr ... Recipients Dr David M. Bachop Silver Medal in General Medical Practice Dr Siobhan Key Dr David M. Bachop Gold Medal for Distinguished Medical Service Dr Larry Collins BCMA Excellence in Health ...
Case Report / BY: Tony Wilson, MD, October 2007
... topical wound dressing. I read with practical interest the article in the March 2007 BCMJ “Sweet success? Honey as a ... by Nevio Cimolai, MD. In August 2005 as a member of a medical team whose mission is to run a yearly clinic ... far, for reasons that I now understand from Dr Cimolai’s article. In similar adverse circumstances, it may well be the ...