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Point Counterpoint / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2012
... used to describe programs that are obviously beneficial. Medical students have long been taught patient-centred ... ayurveda, chiropractic, and hom­eopathy.[ 5 ] In his article “Integrated medicine: Smuggling alternative ... This time around, I’ll look under the hood. This article has been peer reviewed. Point: InspireHealth: ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Hal D. Gunn, MD, June 2012
... Even those who are fairly adjusted consume 80% more medical services than well-adjusted patients, including twice ... distress. Another study of 386 patients from 12 US medical centres found that 35% of patients had psychological ... in patient-centred medicine and engagement in health. This article has been peer reviewed. Counterpoint: InspireHealth: ...
Premise / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP June 2012
... Porter[ 1 ] argue in a recent Harvard Bus­i­ness Review article, health-care costs should be measured for the full ... model. •    All practices have embraced electronic medical records as necessary aids to the team-based care they ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC July/August 2012
... Despite this, at the time of writing there were only 685 medical practitioners in BC authorized to prescribe methadone ... and fall 2010 and analyzed in spring 2011. (Note that this article specifically addresses the use of methadone in ... as part of regular care of the patient, identifying any medical issues connected with methadone use and conferring ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS July/August 2012
... be called “a good death,” with the expectation that medical practitioners are aware of both the practicalities involved as well as the ethics. Medical publishers are rushing to fill the need for ... —Robert Melrose —Judy Neill Library Co-managers This article is the opinion of the Library of the College of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2012
... hard to provide patients and their families with the best medical treatments possible based on medical evidence and the patient’s clinical situation. And ... MD Chair, Geriatrics and Palliative Care Committee This article is the opinion of the Council on Health Promotion and ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2012
... personally, and in our profession. We all come into the medical profession for our own reasons. For some it’s a ... Ross, MD Award recipients BACHOP SILVER MEDAL IN GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE Dr Kathleen Cunniffe BACHOP GOLD MEDAL FOR ... Dr John W Campbell Dr Ivan Szasz Dr Wally Unger This article has not been peer reviewed by the  BCMJ  Editorial ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Nancy McLachlan, July/August 2012
... Manager Compensation Quality — Peter Rothfels, MD Chief Medical Officer and Director of Clinical Services, WorkSafeBC ... Register now! Early-bird fees in effect This article is the opinion of WorkSafeBC and has not been peer ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2012
... . —Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM  Medical Director, Immunization Programs and Vaccine ... Diseases Service  BC Centre for Disease Control This article is the opinion of the BC Centre for Disease Control ...
Letters / BY: Frances Rosenberg, MD, September 2012
I read with interest the article “Prescri­bing second-generation antipsychotic ... of the BCALP Tariff Committee, I can assure you that the Medical Services Plan would not consider this an adequate ...