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News&Notes / BY: J.C.A. Morrant, MBBS, DObst, RCOG, DPM, FRCPC, March 2012
... agreed: “[it was] the most important experience of my professional life.” He had been fascinated by dye since ... septicemia. Streptococci caused four of the most lethal hospital diseases: cellulitis, ery­si­pelas, wound ... infections, and puerperal fever, all mainly spread by the hospital staff. From the days of the powdered wig and ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD December 2012
During my many years of fam­ily practice, nothing was more ... an­gelic than starting each Christmas morning checking on my new patients who were just beginning their life in this world. Every year, the nursery in my hospital wraps the newborn babies in Christmas stockings, ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2012
... want to talk to you about some of the issues that are on my mind as I begin my term as president of the BCMA. I’m going to start with ... Mental Health & Addiction Ser­vices, and BC Children’s Hospital CMA HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AWARD Dr Clifford Chan-Yan ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB April 2012
... I attended the annual medical staff dinner of our local hospital. It was open to all physicians on staff at our ... I had debated whether to go or to stay home with my family. I am glad I went, as it was an enjoyable evening ... ever before. I recently grew a beard, which, according to my mother, made me look much older. It had something to do ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2012
In the summer of 2010 my relative almost died from pseudomembranous colitis when ... their concerns around the issue of C. difficile at their hospital. Burnaby General Hospital has a much higher infection rate than normal and ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD July/August 2012
... was delivered by his uncle in 1920 at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, BC. His dad, always known as HL, was a ... in Williams Lake, he was a beacon. He always returned my emergency telephone calls and helped me and my colleagues in difficult maternity emergency situations in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leslie A. Sadownik, MD, MEd, FRCSC, January/February 2012
... sexual arousal: “I think the condition has 100% affected my sex drive and my ability to get aroused.”  Many grieved over their ... located in the ambulatory care centre at Vancouver General Hospital.  Methods:  We interviewed 19 women ranging in age ...
Proust for Physicians / BY: Graham C. Fraser, FRCS, FACS April 2012
... retired from pediatric general surgery at BC Children’s Hospital, where he was head of surgery. He enjoys reading, ... you most like to practise? Vancouver—I spent almost my whole career here and wouldn’t change a day. What ... and Reginald Hill. What is your greatest regret? During my career, being an all-too-often absent husband and father. ...
Obituaries / BY: David Harder, MD, July/August 2012
Dr Larry Fenton  1934–2012 My lab partner and friend Larry Fenton died on 12 May 2012 ... Gordon Heydon and Jerry Philippson, at the full-service hospital. Built in 1899, it was for many years the only hospital between Victoria and Nanaimo. It was an exciting ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2012
... the response I got to the quizzical stare I directed at my new running partner. He had just done a reasonable Usain ... after struggling for most of our lunch-time run.  I met my mentor over 20 years ago while doing a locum for one of ... delivered babies, worked in emergency, saw his patients in hospital, and provided innumerable hours of on-call service. ...