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Letters / BY: Jennifer Laidlaw, MD, FRCPC June 2021
... are also satisfied, as outlined in Figure 1 of our article.[ 2 ] Thought must also be given to how using a ... substances? However, housing or substance use are not medical treatments and, therefore, don’t fall under the ... of appointing a substitute decision maker as we would for medical treatment. Furthermore, even if someone fails to see ...
Letters / BY: Nickie Mathew, MD, MSc, ABPN, FRCPC, ABPM July/August 2021
... have limited generalizability, and this was stated in our article. However, the merits of a case report are that it ... work extensively in the field of addictions. However, the article was published in a general medical journal for physicians who may not have extensive ...
News May 2021
... Paige Dean The 2020 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism: Best article or essay was awarded to Jillian Lin for her article “Palliative care and legacy creation” [ BCMJ ...
MDs To Be / BY: Tristan Jeffery, BSc October 2021
... is little information about Two-Eyed Seeing approaches in medical research. The aim of this article is to discover and review which Indigenous health care themes are present in Western medical literature. Methods We performed a focused narrative ...
Clinical Articles / BY: L.S. Yefet, MD October 2021
... prevalence of prescription opioid misuse with greater medical use of prescription opioids in this population.[ 36 ] ... opinions, and conclusions drawn in this original research article are those of the authors, and do not reflect the ... slightly, and the types of opioids prescribed varied by medical specialty and over the study period. Clinical ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2021
... providing essential care and trainees requiring continuing medical education necessitates special consideration of the ... On behalf of the RDBC Board of Directors, we aim, in this article, to analyze these issues with the goal of guiding ... in these areas remain in their infancy. We hope that this article serves as a starting point for ongoing discussion and ...
Editorials / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... ] Such stigma developed against the use of opioids that an article on cancer pain management from 1941 stated the ... be unlikely to result in further inquiry. The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) is always willing to ...
Letters, COVID-19 / BY: Vielka Fernandez March 2021
... pandemic is a global health threat that has challenged medical schools across the world to rapidly transition from ... learning environments. As proposed by Dr Wong in his article ( BCMJ 2020;62:170-171 ), the strategies posed to secure medical training during this pandemic should be ...
Letters / BY: Renee Fernandez, MD, CCFP December 2021
... provide a response to Dr Horton’s letter regarding the article “Re-embracing physical activity after COVID-19: What is the physician’s role?” The article highlighted the critical role that family physicians ... complex, antiquated document that does not reflect modern medical practice or support patient-centred appropriate care. ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Nickie Mathew, MD, MSc, ABPN, FRCPC, ABPM January/February 2021
... save someone’s life. I think it’ll be useful for the medical community.” Written informed consent was obtained. Of note, the term opioids is used in this article to refer to the street-level illicit opioids sold ...