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Letters / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP April 2016
Thanks to Dr Byrne for writing in response to my article, “Real doctors treat more than one species.” As I mentioned in the article, this was a superficial analogy to get people ... requires a prognosis estimate and knowledge of the medical literature. Dr Byrne notes that the few medications ...
News April 2016
... winner of the 2015 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism for the best article or essay by a student author: Ms Kristel Leung of the ... student’s significant achievement in medical writing (article or essay) and honors Dr John Henry MacDermot ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM May 2016
... proof of immunity may be unavailable or unreliable. This article focuses on serological testing in association with ... generally do not occur.  —Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC Medical Director, Immunization Programs and Vaccine ...
College Library / BY: Paula Osachoff May 2016
It is nearly impossible to keep up with the volume of medical literature published in your areas of interest and ... available in pdf format with a single tap. If your desired article is not from a journal to which the library ... “Request a copy” and the library will source the article and send it to you via e-mail as soon as possible. Be ...
Editorials / BY: Saul Isserow, MBBCh May 2016
... within a range that is acceptable to society? In the first article, Ms Barbara Morrison and colleagues delve into the ... some possible risk-mitigating strategies. In the second article, Dr Andrea Lee and colleagues explore the impact of ... the clinic’s success so far! —Saul H. Isserow, MBBCh Medical Director, SportsCardiologyBC —Brett Heilbron, MB ...
Letters / BY: Ronald Cridland, MD May 2016
... encouraging doctors to practise health promotion in his article “Chronic-disease rates cut in half!” [ BCMJ  2016;58:101 ]. As much as medical practitioners give lip service to the idea of a ... patient. However, until we get serious about training medical students on how to do this in practice, I don’t ...
News May 2016
... growth of HCV corresponds to an overall increase in medical procedures following the Second World War. A plateau ...  and is available at  www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2816%2900124-9/abstract . News Baby ...
News May 2016
... is born, a mother on paid leave may have more time to seek medical attention and care for an ill child.  •    A ... , is available at  http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001985 . News Longer ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paul Dooley, MD, MSc, FRCSC November 2016
... other indications that are beyond the scope of this article. Osteotomy may be considered as an alternative to ... can also contribute to increased length of stay and direct medical costs following knee arthroplasty.[ 11 , 13 ] This is ... The increasing use of narcotic medications in the medical management of arthritis means that patients may be on ...
News October 2016
... The polyvinyl tissue makes it possible for surgeons and medical residents to practise bypass surgery techniques using ... used for teaching purposes by a number of surgeons and medical residents at Kelowna General Hospital to practise ... and is available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13239-016-0274-x . Learn more about the ...