Letters /
BY: Joanna Bates, MDCM, CCFP
March 2001
... an anonymous letter printed in the BC Medical Journal (2000;42[8]:374) entitled "What’s Wrong With This Picture?" ... or her interview was inappropriate because of an equity issue is advised to contact my office immediately and we ... status: we currently inform applicants in late April/early May for admission in September. The UBC Faculty of Medicine ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: William J. Sullivan, BA, LLB, MCL
July / August 2001
... that came into force in British Columbia on 28 February 2000.[ 1-4 ] These words and their antonyms are, in practise, ... the authority of that decision-maker. Family consensus may well remain the way to arrive at a decision, but ... extend to assisted suicide, although it remains a societal issue and, specifically, an issue for physicians. Futility ...
Letters /
BY: Dawn Graham
January/February 2001
... to and supplement the excellent article in the June 2000 issue of the British Columbia Medical Journal [42(5):241] ... question? By properly answering these simple questions, we may prevent or decrease the epidemics Dr Cairns is referring ...
College Library /
BY: Jim Henderson
October 2001
... As time becomes more precious, reading and staying current may suffer. For GPs and family physicians reduced to reading ... paper they review. Titles from the July/August 2001 issue include “Rate and rhythm control showed similar ... Medicine , expanding the specialties covered. In 2000, the ACP Journal Club itself expanded, coverage ...
Letters /
BY: Lorna Sent, MD
April 2001
... BC Chinese women " (Hislop TG, Teh C, Lai A, et al. BCMJ 2000;42(10):456-460) confirms the suspicion of why the ... For example, the gender of the smear-taker is an important issue—the women are uncomfortable even with a male family ... the existing services to reach other ethnic groups that may encounter similar barriers in accessing health care. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: B. Strauss, RN, BScN, MSc
November 2001
... subsequent development of autism. Methods Between November 2000 and February 2001, we conducted an Internet Grateful Med ... diabetes mellitus individuals as controls may have biased the outcome, since vaccination may be ... States Committee on Government Reform that examined this issue in 2000. [ 39] The hypothesis that MMR causes autism ...
Letters /
BY: John E. Gray, MD
May 2001
... article by Dr Sedergreen that appeared in the September 2000 issue of the BC Medical Journal ( "Massage Therapy—A ... making referrals to other medical practitioners, but they may not have the same training, experience, or knowledge with ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Barry Rich, MD
December 2001
... avoids clips or sutures applied directly on the vas, which may cause necrosis and distal sloughing, hence possible ... of vasectomists in BC was conducted by the author in May 2000 (see the table ). Of the respondents, most estimated ... Lack of compliance with daily medication might become an issue for many couples. Women would have to trust a partner, ...
... the BCMA would pay for space within its pages. The first issue of the BC Medical Journal was published in January ... the years. The BCMJ website was launched in November 2000. It initially contained the full text of only the ... became editor in 2008 and retired from the role in May 2022, again after 14 years of service. Dr Caitlin Dunne, ...
... elsewhere. Several times a year, the BCMJ presents a theme issue devoted to a particular discipline or disease entity. ... your submission, please follow up with us; your submission may have been caught in our spam filter. The editor-in-chief ... topic by a BC physician-in-training. Fewer than 2000 words. The BCMJ also welcomes student submissions of ...