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Clinical Articles / BY: Robert McCormack, MD, FRCSC, November 2010
... As there is no cure for degenerative joint disease (DJD), medical interventions have focused on symptom control.  ... that it has been overused in the past. The goal of this article is to address the role of arthroscopic surgery in ... by Kirkley and colleagues randomized patients to optimal medical treatment or optimal medical treatment plus ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Paul K.B. Dagg, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2010
... to be rewritten. I am writing in response to the re­cent article, “Criteria for sedation of psychiatric patients for ... air transport in British Columbia” in the BCMJ.[ 1 ] The article, although helpful in clarifying expectations of the ... the experience where a patient transferred to us from a medical ward for treatment with minimal sedation was expected ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC November 2010
... in 1931, and was serving with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in Kampen, Netherlands, at the time of the ... Kolff’s case mentioned above. Soon after, the new UBC Medical School opened in 1950. Dr Palmer was named head of ... came to anything for reasons given in an excellent 1999 article entitled, “Gordon Murray and the artificial kidney ...
ICBC / BY: Tanya Heuchert, BA, LLB, January/February 2010
I previously penned an article on this subject in June 2008. The article was based on the proposed changes to the Rules of ... in any material way.  Gone are the days of producing the medical expert’s file when and if the expert takes the ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, May 2010
... be expected to be away from work for a given injury or medical condition.  By identifying patients who are outside ... ICBC medical community liaison position This is my last article for the BCMJ and I thank those of you who have ... Medical Community Liaison The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily ...
News November 2010
Health Education Solutions, an American continuing medical education company, has released a new Stroke Special ... Heart Association’s stroke certification courses. The 10-article special section is free for health care providers, ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, July/August 2010
... to ex­pand support for specialist physician electronic medical record (EMR) and technology requirements. This month’s article focuses on adoption and trends among general ... Information Technology Office GP adoption of electronic medical records ...
Letters / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, March 2010
... and this topic has significant complexities at times. My article was written to provide a brief overview of some of ... the issues surrounding authorizations and re­quests for medical legal reports and copies of medical records. Most of ... is unique and so I touched on the situation within the article.  I did refer to the appropriate sections of the two ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Stephen Wheeler, MD January/February 2010
... to give psychiatric patients the same access to care as medical patients. I have had an opportunity to review Dr Dagg’s thoughtful response to the article published in the October 2009 issue of the BCMJ, ... However we have to balance the risks. As mentioned in the article the transport advisors call on all psychiatric ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD December 2010
... strategy. This information was transmitted via the BC Medical Journal in a two-part theme issue in July-August and ... doctors in BC will continue to be provided through the BC Medical Journal. Further improvements needed As with many ... British Columbia. Competing interests None declared. This article has been peer reviewed. An audit of data from 1996 ...