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Editorials / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC September 2015
... and engaging our health care colleagues in the subsequent medical and surgical management of these children. This is ... of a two-part theme issue on child maltreatment. The first article is a brief update on the Suspected Child Abuse and ... in some areas of the province are discussed. The second article focuses on the significance of bruising in the ...
Letters / BY: Lorne Brandt, MD, January/February 2015
... all the non-medication substances they are taking. This article reminded me of a study carried out in the early 1980s by a couple of medical students, a physician in a neighboring town, and me. ... something like six to seven versus three to four. This article did address the lack of funding to support such ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Clayton Chmelik, December 2015
... owner, who will review your request with our internal medical advisor and initiate appropriate action. As part of this process the claim owner or medical advisor may contact you to confirm the worker’s ... such referrals can also be found in the WorkSafeBC article published in the January/February 2013 issue of the  ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD December 2015
This is the fourth and final article in the series that takes you through what to expect ... of a billing audit by the Billing Integrity Program. This article covers phase 4: recovery. The recovery phase commences when the Medical Services Commission approves a recommendation from ...
News March 2015
  Dr Kristy Cho The  BC Medical Journal  is pleased to announce Dr Kristy Cho as the winner of the J.H. MacDermot Prize for 2014 for her article, “The utilization and impact of core needle biopsy ... Lane, Dr Karen A. Gelmon, and Dr Christine Wilson, the article discussed study results that indicate open surgical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC October 2015
Few medical diagnoses have come under such intense scrutiny as ... the recommendations and the literature cited in that article are as relevant today as they were 10 years ago. AHT ... outcomes and prevention. This is a revised version of the article published in the October 2015 issue ( BCMJ ...
Editorials / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... MD Since the publication of Kempe’s landmark 1962 article “The Battered-Child Syndrome,” health care ... theme issue addressing child maltreatment we present an article aimed at informing physicians of the unprecedented ... and children, provides a brief update on the supporting medical and scientific literature, and discusses aspects of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2015
... be firmly entrenched in their antivaccination views. This article provides a brief synopsis of guidelines for having ... injectable vaccines.[ 13,14 ]  —Monika Naus, MD, FRCPC Medical Director, Immunization Programs and Vaccine ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nita Jain, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... when physical abuse is present, but it may also point to a medical diagnosis when abuse is not present.[ 1,2 ] Fortunately, pre-existing medical conditions that result in increased bone fragility ... for his advice and assistance in the preparation of this article. Competing interests None declared. ABSTRACT: The ...
MDs To Be / BY: Greg Costello, MD June 2015
... they are omnipresent and always willing to help a hapless medical student find his way. Soon I’ve grabbed a scrub ... to all the physicians, nurses, and allied health care and medical program support staff involved in the Fort St. John ... to thank Mr Jay Draper for his assistance in editing this article for publication. MDs To Be Anything but commonplace ...