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News / BY: Deirdre Maultsaid, July/August 2009
... Lindley, a rural family physician, member of the R-CPD Medical Advisory Committee, and co-principal investigator on ... Physicians Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Medical Education Needs Assessment (see article in this issue). The needs assessment helped identify ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bayliss, MD, FRCPC, September 2009
... but also as a middleweight boxer. Swan completed his medical training at St. Thomas’s Hospital Medical School at the University of London. After graduation ... of these technologies extends far beyond the scope of this article, we would like to touch on some highlights. Although ...
Back Page / BY: Maggie Watt, MD, CCFP, September 2009
I read with interest Dr Pankratz’s article regarding his experience with appendicitis ... ). Dr Pankratz’s story reminded me of the best medical advice my father (a retired orthopaedic surgeon) ... Pankratz’s story also brought to mind some of my recent medical experiences--experiences that have been very humbling ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, September 2009
In previous articles I have discussed some aspects of the medical management of injuries sustained in motor vehicle ... injuries sustained in MVAs, and this includes benefits for medical and dental care, rehabilitation, disability, funeral, ... Medical Community Liaison The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily ...
Letters / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2009
... over 40 physicians, a breadth of choice of electronic medical record systems has been established for selection and ... challenges and opportunities outlined in the May BCMJ  article “Specialists and EMR Adoption” ( 2009;51[4]:154 ...
Letters / BY: David M. Pelz, MD, September 2009
We read with interest the article by Dr Albert W. Chan regarding the performance of ... than a coronary stenting procedure.  There is no medical evidence supporting this misconception,[ 5 ] and ... indications are still unclear. Until definitive medical evidence is available, it should be utilized with ...
News September 2009
... are sharing the J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism (2008) for their coauthored paper ... a cash award of $1000, is given annually to the best article on any medicine-related topic submitted to the BC Medical Journal by a medical student in British Columbia.  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Howard N. Fenster, MD, FRCSC, October 2009
... mesh. In November 2007, my colleagues and I published an article in the  BC Medical Journal  about the various complications noted by ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP October 2009
... is weight loss the goal we should be trying to achieve? An article by Ross and Janiszewski[ 1 ] references multiple ... by Byberg and colleagues[ 3 ] this year in the  British Medical Journal . This study looked at the effect of total ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, October 2009
In my September 2009 article ( BCMJ 2009;51[7]:308 ) I discussed some aspects of ... or litigation of the at-fault party under tort law. This article will pursue the claims perspective a bit further. ... without a referral. Physiotherapy visits without a medical referral are covered for a maximum of 12 visits at ...