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News / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2008
... Hardcover, 268 pages. $29.95. “I see dead people” is not only a famous Hollywood line, but a reality ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD July/August 2008
... become clear. First,  I am impressed that when articulate people present the epistemological grounding required to sort ... out about these philosophically important topics. Most people expect that their doctor is trained in and very aware ...
Back Page / BY: Graham C. Fraser, FRCS, FACS July/August 2008
... The vast examination hall resembled a railway station with people scattered about, some in groups and others in twos and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Betty Tang, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... may present as challenging behaviors.  Because many people with developmental disability have limited verbal ... in­creased prevalence of mental illness and dementia in people with developmental disability compared with those in ... In BC, specialized community mental health services for people with developmental disability are provided by each of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeffrey M. Pike, MD, MPH, FRCSC July/August 2008
... there are 111 family practice physicians per 100000 people in British Columbia,[ 5 ] less than 1% of family ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Farsheed Hedayati-Vala, MD, July/August 2008
... central Bri­tish Columbia serves a population of 12 000 people. From September 2002 to December 2004 (2.5 years), 677 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Catherine L. Weber, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... kidney disease (CKD). In BC, there are at least 145 000 people with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 60 mL/min, and about 35 000 people whose physicians have actually identified CKD as a ... if you also include those at highest risk for CKD (people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or both), this ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD September 2008
... what you need to know. If you’re an employer—you hire people on a full-time, part-time, casual, or piecemeal ...
News September 2008
... by a lay­person to medicine and/or to the welfare of the people of British Columbia or Canada. Nominations may be made ... in the field of medical organization; service to the people of Canada in raising the standards of medical practice ... or health education of the public; service to the people of Canada in raising the standards of health care ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2008
... do it for? From age 10 until 27—through most of school. People ask me how I trained and competed in university and ... something that really interested me. The advice I give to people contemplating going into medicine is, If your ... What’s your favorite thing to do as a doctor? Helping people maintain their health is my biggest focus. I enjoy ...