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Letters / BY: Jeremy Smith, December 2011
... that the physicians’ statements in the September article were testimonials to the benefits they have ... by establishing a group of practising physicians and medical office assistants to independently assess the ...
Premise / BY: Jamie Graham, January/February 2011
The article “Emergency departments: Are they considered a safe ... cops who actually investigate these kinds of cases.  The article also rekindled the discussion and will prompt a ... Code absolves him or her of mandatory participation. Medical doctors, like many profes­sionals, are guided by ...
News June 2011
According to an article in the April issue of The Canadian Journal of ... use of placebos is now facing growing backlash from the medical community. In addition to being perceived as ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bonnie Wiese, MD, MA, FRCPC September 2011
... of psychiatric comorbid illnesses. • Review of medical illnesses. • Personal and family history of mood ... and laboratory investigations in order to identify any medical problems that could contribute to or mimic depressive ... this manuscript. Competing interests None declared. This article has been peer reviewed. ABSTRACT: Depression in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
Delirium is a psychiatric and medical emergency with rates as high as 50% in older ... and palliative care settings9 is beyond the scope of this article. How do I know my patient is delirious? Delirium is ... of the manuscript. Competing interests None declared. This article has been peer reviewed. Geriatric delirium, commonly ...
MDs To Be / BY: Pamela Verma, BSc, November 2011
... my interest for science flourished and I was accepted into medical school after 2 years of university. Interestingly, I ... offer was very exciting because it was their first medical class, I opted for Edmonton. Their program had the ... www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_38931816104&ap=1 This article has been peer reviewed.   MDs To Be Shelley Ross: ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Clay Barber, July/August 2011
... Drs Chris Gorman and Ron Remick began offering group medical visits for patients with mood disorders. “We saw what GPs were doing with their group medical visits for patients with chronic conditions, and we ... Content and Implementation, Practice Support Program This article is the opinion of the GPSC and has not been peer ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rob Gair, BSc (Pharm), November 2011
... Physicians call DPIC for a consultation with a medical toxi­cologist and, if Digibind is required, an ... Supervisor, BC DPIC —Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC, ABEM Medical Director, BC DPIC —Michael Copland, MD, FRCPC, ... Director, Kidney Services, Vancouver Coastal Health This article is the opinion of the BC Centre for Disease Control ...
Letters / BY: Alex Butskiy, BSc, October 2011
... drum up many of the points that Andrew Provan makes in his article [ BCMJ 2011;53;132-133 ].  These students often did ... Unfortunately, as I progressed through the two years of medical school, I encountered more and more groups that were ... to work on their PBL learning issues. —Alex Butskiy UBC Medical Class of 2013 Letters Re: PBL at UBC ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brendan Abbott, December 2011
... added in March 2012, completing the directory across all medical topic areas. Over 40000 resources will be searchable, ... was developed in 2009 has seen the addition of new medical topic areas and a growth in the overall resources ... Abbott Manager, Business Solutions HealthLinkBC This article is the opinion of the GPSC and has not been peer ...