Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brian Evoy, PhD,
November 2011
... Services Committee (GPSC) is a collaboration of the BC Medical Association and the BC Ministry of Health. The ... PhD Executive Lead, Divisions of Family Practice This article is the opinion of the GPSC and has not been peer ...
Letters /
BY: Simon Jones, MD,
November 2011
I am writing to say how much I appreciated the article “Choosing the right resident” [ BCMJ 2011;53:62 ] ... Dr Verchere. I thought this was a relevant and heartfelt article that highlighted the many issues surrounding the ... match by one year in order to better understand which medical specialty I wanted to pursue. I, like many of my ...
Letters /
BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC
November 2011
Several years ago, BCMJ published an interesting article entitled “ Snake oil revisited: For doctors’ ... Integrative Physicians of BC and Canadian Complementary Medical Association, and another one from the chair of ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Pamela Verma, BSc,
November 2011
... my interest for science flourished and I was accepted into medical school after 2 years of university. Interestingly, I ... offer was very exciting because it was their first medical class, I opted for Edmonton. Their program had the ... www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_38931816104&ap=1 This article has been peer reviewed. MDs To Be Shelley Ross: ...
Physician Information Technology Office /
BY: Jeremy Smith,
November 2011
... in private practice offices are using an electronic medical record (EMR), and that number is moving steadily ... about co-managing their own health. In this article we profile two patients and their physicians who are ... has very current study results that pertain to my medical issues at hand or actually on his computer screen ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marilyn J. Borugian, PhD,
December 2011
... public health educational opportunity to be addressed by medical schools and continuing medical education programs. Alcohol consumption Alcohol ... chronic diseases. Competing interests None declared. This article has been peer reviewed. In 2006, males in BC had an ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Roger A.L. Sutton, DM, FRCPC, FRCP, FACP,
December 2011
... CME events related to the treatment of osteoporosis. This article has been peer reviewed. Osteoporosis is a ... been insufficient awareness among both the public and the medical profession that osteoporosis is also a common ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
December 2011
... therapies) has understandably raised eyebrows in the medical community.[ 3 ] Claiming that their patients have ... Oppel, MD, Chair, Allied Health Practices Committee This article is the opinion of the Council on Health Promotion and ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brendan Abbott,
December 2011
... added in March 2012, completing the directory across all medical topic areas. Over 40000 resources will be searchable, ... was developed in 2009 has seen the addition of new medical topic areas and a growth in the overall resources ... Abbott Manager, Business Solutions HealthLinkBC This article is the opinion of the GPSC and has not been peer ...
Letters /
BY: Jeremy Smith,
December 2011
... that the physicians’ statements in the September article were testimonials to the benefits they have ... by establishing a group of practising physicians and medical office assistants to independently assess the ...