Search

ICBC / BY: Martin Ray, MD, January/February 2007
... injuries caused in motor vehicle crashes. In my first article I invited physicians to e-mail me at  ... recently asked me to clarify ICBC’s responsibilities for medical coverage in order to understand why some medical claims are paid by ICBC and others are not. 1. Does ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC June 2007
... a shorter period.  In the event of a pandemic in BC, the medical health officers in each health authority, with ... evidence for effectiveness of public health measures; this article relies heavily on these reviews. [1,2] We know from ...
Letters / BY: Randall F. White, MD, September 2007
... editorial,  Dr William Arkinstall describes Canada’s medical system as “dismal” (2007;49[6]:296). To learn about dismal, I suggest he read the recent CMAJ article discussing the hard decisions Canadian military ... it out.  Dr Arkinstall said that employers would provide medical insurance for their employees. His assumption is ...
Back Page / BY: Gerd A. Asche, MD April 2006
... means to measure arterial blood pressure. Part 1 of this article appeared in the March 2006 issue of the BCMJ.   At a ... the experience. Requesting the floor at the next annual medical convention he tried to impress the audience by ... brought out strong reaction among the participants at the medical meeting. On the next day a colleague stood up and ...
Letters / BY: Joelle Bradley, MD, June 2006
Dr Graham’s article for WorkSafeBC ( BCMJ  2006;48[1]:36)  makes ... —Joelle Bradley, MD Vancouver   The author responds The article “Recognizing occupational disease” was intended, ... this was more difficult because we often had little or no medical information to go on. I want to clarify: we do not ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brenda Kosaka, MD November 2006
... • Presence of pre-existing learning difficulties. • Medical and psychological history. • Previous head ... hypotheses testing, and an understanding of the underlying medical condition that is purportedly responsible for the ... you need (see the  Table ). Although the focus of this article has been on adults, many of the issues also apply to ...
Premise / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2006
Dr Myers was selected as the 2006 Osler Orator, Vancouver Medical Association. This is a revised version of his ... pearls that excite us—especially on those dim days of medical practice when our spirits are flagging and we need ... upon in the  American Medical News  a few years ago. The article was written by Dr Tennyson Lee, a resident in ...
Letters / BY: Ari Giligson, MD, April 2006
Bravo to Dr James Miles for his article,  “Snake oil revisited: For doctors’ eyes ... readers to know that his skeptical approach to alternative medical therapies is not limited to the cohort of retired ... when these alternative approaches are dealt with in the medical curriculum, they must be taught scientifically. ...
News / BY: Adam Lund, MD, MEd May 2006
... on crisis resource management and a general overview of medical errors. Of particular interest to medical educators ... Benefits Medical writing prize: $1000 for best student article The J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical ... Journalism comes with a cash award of $1000 for the best article on any medicine-related topic submitted to the BC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ralph J. Maddess, PhD May 2006
... difficulties of living in an isolated area with limited medical care and hospitals long distances away. One of the ... interviews were held with mental health staff, local medical practitioners, and social organizations impacted by ... and to develop minimum qualification requirements. In an article about a general practitioner in Ontario who was found ...