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MDs To Be / BY: Paul Dhillon, MBBChBAO, LRCP&SI, EMDM, CCFP, DRCOG, DTM&H(Lon), FRGS March 2005
... ability to access quality care in the community and in the hospital.” Although some of these people may choose not to ... to the editor, Dr Kuljit Sajjin wrote, “throughout my medical school training, family medicine was looked down upon as a career [at UBC]… [Once] I began my medical education I did not receive any encouragement to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC December 2005
... 2 years as a voluntary physician in the British Military Hospital while Nadia, a gifted linguist, worked as an ... ethics and introducing it into gastroenterology worldwide; my contribution to gastroenterology in the North and of course my contribution to the northern medical school.” ...
President's Comment / BY: Jack Burak, MD June 2005
It is hard to imagine that my year as president of the BCMA is fast drawing to a close ... to provide for patients needing specialty care. Since then my presidency has been akin to a game of hopscotch—which ... times, emergency room chaos, lack of sufficient acute care hospital beds, physician and nurse shortages, and the ...
Interviews / BY: Michael Golbey, MD September 2005
... day for you as a physician? On a normal day I get to the hospital at about 7:30, and I typically have anywhere between ... and I’m responsible for about half of them. I get to my office at about 8:30, do paperwork till 9:00, then see ... till 6:00, with an hour’s lunch, which I take at my desk. Once a week I admit patients to our local detox ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... Legislation After the death of an 18-year-old admitted to hospital in New York State (the Libby Zion case) was ... first suggesting that this review was worth publishing. My thanks also to Ms Andrea Elvidge for her many helpful ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP March 2005
... them with a commentary by a local expert.  —ED     In my view a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a medical ... to the Stroke Prevention Clinic at Vancouver General Hospital (see the  “Stroke prevention clinic” box below ... is 2 weeks. This prescription style is contrary to my normal pharmacological practice of “start low, go slow, ...
News November 2005
... a family practice residency program used at St. Paul’s Hospital. His practical and timely faculty development ... program for IMGs that he developed at St. Paul’s Hospital. Dr Andrew Sear,  CPSBC Award of Excellence In ... in Quesnel who did everything well. It was high praise and my first knowledge of Dr Andrew Sear, than, as now, ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS March 2005
... to health care professionals. In consultation with hospital stakeholders, the site was designed to serve as a ... department. He says, “I was the newest doc and got my share of ‘being on call’ for most of the murders that ... have” for birdwatchers and exceeds anything I have on my coffee table. Even if you are not a naturalist, you would ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD September 2005
I can clearly remember my grandfather waxing on about the good old days at a time in my life when anything anyone over the age of 20 had to say ... so long ago when all the family docs in my community had hospital privileges. We all delivered babies, assisted at ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS December 2005
... pages. $34.95. This book was recently referred to me by my family physician. I am a 63-year-old man who underwent ... felt ill and somewhat helpless. However, daily visits from my doctor and the surgeon reassured me that my condition was ... Seven days after my operation, I was discharged from the hospital and returned home. I began chemotherapy a month ...