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Clinical Articles / BY: Marina Leichner, RN January/February 2005
... in the treatment of eating disordered patients in the hospital setting, as described elsewhere in this issue (see  ... and angry. Today’s approach at BC’s Children’s Hospital (BCCH) is patient-centred and involves both the ... they may make comments such as “I know I can do it on my own” or “I have come as far as I can.” If possible, ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD October 2005
... president of the BC Medical Association. What crosses my desk in the president’s office are issues that have ... that I am required to think about and act upon makes my job as your president enormously challenging and ... see my patients in my Kelowna office, look after them in hospital, and visit them in their nursing homes. There is no ...
Letters / BY: H. Martin Gough, MD March 2004
... wonders how a respected institution such as the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin can keep its section rate in single ... here we accept a rate three times as high. Many years ago my father visited the United States with the Gynaecological ...
Letters / BY: H. Ewart Woolley, MD December 2004
... to know how frequently patients at BC’s Children’s Hospital have, unsolicited, requested access to their own ... of the staff members at BCCH is superior to that of my colleagues. The hand of a number of practitioners left a ...
Editorials / BY: Clarissa Wallace, MD, FRCPC November 2004
... “I was told I would become blind if I couldn’t control my sugars.” “I was told I should never have children.” ... and patient has been fraught with blame. “I lied about my sugars, because I knew my doctor would be angry if I said ... Wallace, MD, FRCPC Endocrinologist Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC Competing interests Dr Wallace ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2004
... Dr Burak: Having a balanced practice. I enjoy my office days in practice, and the variety of people. I’ve ... been in practice now for 26 years, so I’ve known most of my patients for a long time, and they’re friends as much as patients. I enjoy obstetrics, I enjoy going to the hospital to see patients, and I enjoy doing house calls. I ...
Letters / BY: Arturo S. Manes, MD May 2004
... even without considering optional obstetrical and in-hospital responsibilities. Add to this the managerial ... else will? Such is not the ideal of family practice. It is my understanding that last year, for the first time across ... make any difference. One specialist told one of my partners in the intersectional council some years ago ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Bigham, MD June 2004
... prevention or control measures may be warranted. What is my role as a physician? WNV risk from blood transfusion ... Mainland). Current information will be available from hospital blood banks, and an excellent Internet resource for ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD July/August 2004
... friends for fear of sounding sappy. Well, in spite of my own fear of appearing sappy, I’m going to write about a ... that she had introduced the pantsuit to St. Vincent’s Hospital. The nurses had been prevented from wearing them up ... enjoy in our profession. I am proud that I can call her my friend. —JAW Editorials Dr Pat Rebbeck: One of the good ...
Letters / BY: J.R. Dale, LRCP & SI November 2004
... during which time I also opened up a walk-in clinic. My GP practice was rural, being located in areas with no ... There are exceptions to even this rule. Many doctors with hospital privileges do not deliver babies, and do not take ...