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Clinical Articles / BY: Amie Padilla-Thornton, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... This type of discharge does not require diagnostic medical imaging. Pathologic discharge is unilateral, involves ... Wai, a radiation oncologist in Victoria, for reviewing the article and participating in our discussions of current ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Connie G. Chiu, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... lymphedema.[ 7-9 ] Although using the untreated arm for medical procedures when possible remains a sensible ... activities. Given the evidence, it is reasonable for medical teams to move away from overly restrictive advice. ... techniques, and upper body physical recovery. This article reviews current approaches to arm lymphedema, ...
Editorials / BY: Rona E. Cheifetz, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS March 2018
... arm, and new evidence has shown there is no need to avoid medical procedures on the treated arm following axillary ... 2 focuses on initial breast cancer treatment. In the first article , Dr Rebecca Warburton and colleagues review the ... by the BC Cancer Surgical Oncology Network. In the second article , Drs Michelle Sutter and Alison Ye present current ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Vera Frinton, MD March 2018
... to understand its complexities. Concentrating on his medical life made me realize how our mentors help shape our ... him. I have named a few of those individuals in this article. Perhaps we should all think back on our careers and ... and moving details of which I did not include in this article. George is perhaps now on his fourth medically ...
Editorials / BY: Rona E. Cheifetz, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS January/February 2018
... affect a woman’s decision to pursue screening and seek medical attention for breast concerns and can also increase ... breast cancer focuses on issues in diagnosis. In the first article , Dr Colin Mar and colleagues provide an overview of ... to facilitate informed decision making. In the second article , Dr Amie Padilla-Thornton and colleagues review the ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2018
... exist in the process. In 1998, the editor of the  British Medical Journal  sent an article containing eight deliberate mistakes in design and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ken Seethram, MD, FRCSC, FACOG June 2018
... ] In 1992, Nicolaides and colleagues published a seminal article demonstrating that ultrasound measurement of nuchal ... markers revealed by ultrasound. In BC, tests covered by medical insurance include SIPS (serum integrated prenatal ... test. Screening tests not usually covered by provincial medical insurance include FTS (first-trimester screening) and ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG April 2018
... enough, 1971 was the year in which I graduated from medical school. That was 47 years ago, and medical practice ... in the province and pediatric bed utilization. The only article in 1971 that described a study with a prospective ... it was a brave and important study, and the related article was starkly different from the others published in ...
News July/August 2018
The 2017 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism: Best article or essay was awarded to Drs Justin Burton, Emma Dowds, and Alexander Dodd for their article, “First aid training for seniors: Preventing falls ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... health care (How do we heal medicine?) proposes that medical staff should function like a pit crew in a car race, ... on the consultation reaches the family doctor. In a recent article about improving access to mental health care, David ... the appointment, the psychiatrist leaves to complete the medical record for both physicians, and the family doctor ...