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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: Anthony J. Salvian, MD May 2003
During the dispute between the Vancouver Hospital and the surgeons concerning the lack of surgical ... that forced them to take such drastic steps and forced the hospital and region into a more appropriate division of the ... the Registrar of the College would argue “that is not my job,” but since we cannot seem to trust the government ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD June 2003
... last few weeks a number of patients that I have seen in my office have expressed frustration and concern because they ... Until recently, a large percentage provided full on-call hospital coverage and were actively involved in all aspects ... the care of patients and their families and I would find my job difficult, if not impossible, if a FP was not part of ...
Letters / BY: Stephen Shore, MD, CCFP March 2003
Whereas there is money to pay the hospitalist to see my patients but not the same money to pay me, their family ... them. Whereas there is money to pay another doctor to take my patient as an orphan patient but not the same money to pay ... doctor is assigned to them or when they end up in a hospital other than the one for which I have an appointment ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marlene E. Hunter, MD, FCFPC January/February 2003
... the planes are flying somewhere else, the drive to Terrace Hospital, which is the nearest referral hospital for Dease Lake in BC, is a painful and ... task forces, and focus groups that I finally gave up. In my case, it was accepting the fact that, for 45 minutes of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Terry Curran, MD, FRCP March 2003
Introduction With my background in movement disorders, I have had plenty of ... not buying the right type of real estate. The following is my take on why most physicians should consider owning ... of renting or leasing an office. (If you are mainly hospital based, this may not apply.) Certainly, there is ...