BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC
January/February 2011
... STOP HIV/AIDS Pilot Project in BC (STOP AIDS).[ 5 ] This article provides considerations for clinicians throughout BC ... adequate pretest counseling that, as with any other medical intervention, they have the opportunity to refuse ...
Letters /
BY: Peter Uhlmann, MD,
May 2011
... and I strongly agree with the points outlined in the article. I feel I was fortunate to complete a rotating ... general practice medicine to provide me with a proper “medical” foundation. I would never have even considered psychiatry from my brief medical school experience. Perhaps the current matching ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brian Evoy, PhD,
November 2011
... Services Committee (GPSC) is a collaboration of the BC Medical Association and the BC Ministry of Health. The ... PhD Executive Lead, Divisions of Family Practice This article is the opinion of the GPSC and has not been peer ...
News&Notes /
BY: Paul M. Gelpke, MB, FRCPE, FACC,
December 2011
... died from a logging accident when he was 2 weeks old. This article has been peer reviewed. News&Notes Special Feature: A snowy medical adventure ...
College Library /
BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS
May 2011
This article is the opinion of the CPSBC Library and has not been ... smartphone-friendly apps that assist physicians to access medical evidence efficiently and effectively. —Karen ... —Judy Neill Library Co-Managers College Library Mobile medical evidence ...
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 ...