President's Comment /
BY: Nasir Jetha, MD,
November 2011
... and make it flourish. These programs include the General Practice Services Committee, the Specialist Services ... which are designed to benefit physicians and advance the practice of medicine. Under his leadership, the Council on ...
Proust for Physicians /
BY: Ray Lewans, MD,
January/February 2011
... of CME per year regardless of its relevance to one’s practice. Window dressing at its finest. What is your idea ...
Obituaries /
BY: John O’Brien-Bell, MB
June 2011
... he did 6 months of obstetrics before entering general practice in Welwyn Garden City, 40 kilometres north of ... friends. In the early 1960s National Health Service family practice was in turmoil. The British government refused to address family practice concerns and even denied a 14% increase that they ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP,
October 2011
... and Creutzfeld-Jacob disease. Screening tools for general practice A number of screening tools are available for ... assessment for these purposes is well supported by current practice guidelines. As the population of BC ages, physicians ... of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults. Practice guidelines support neuropsychological testing in ...
Letters /
BY: Willem R. Vroom, MD
April 2011
... An overview of federal medical cannabis policy and practice” that successful legal challenges for marijuana ...
News /
BY: Sam Bugis, MD
July/August 2011
... we can start your last case.” After 20 years in surgical practice as a general surgeon, it was easy to provide these ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Stacy L. Elliott, MD,
November 2011
... and can mean other sexual activities such as solo practice (masturbation), partner activity with either gender, ... Simplified ED assessment Many physicians in a busy practice shy away from sexual issues such as ED because they ... on ED therapies can be noted regardless of type of sexual practice. Summary The link between ED and cardiovascular ...
Obituaries /
BY: Bruce Gillespie,
January/February 2011
... pediatric medicine and consulting. He began his own practice in 1952. He was chief of the Department of ...
Letters /
BY: Stephen D. Anderson, MD, FRCPC
May 2011
... acutely following severe brain injury. In clinical practice other medications such as clonidine and atypical ...
Obituaries /
BY: William L. Grapentine, MD,
September 2011
... Biggar, Saskatchewan, where they took over a large general practice. Bernie was an innately gifted physician—bright, ...