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Clinical Articles / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD June 2004
... specific clinical data. When fully implemented, electronic medical record (EMR) systems allow health care providers to ... to take place in health care. Unfortunately, governments, medical associations, and physicians have done a poor job to ... IT User Group, which includes the author of this article, was formed. The objective was to create an ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine E. Jarchow, MSW March 2004
... whether a criminal offence has taken place. Role of the medical profession Both law enforcement and child welfare authorities may call on the medical system to provide opinions required as part of ... and referral of possible child maltreatment cases. This article reviews the scope of child abuse and the need for ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC November 2004
... of herbal origin has been well documented. [4-6] The  BC Medical Journal [1]  and a review article [7]  listed the various sources of mercury. They do ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD December 2004
In the 21st century the majority of medical/scientific journals require their authors to provide ... I suspect that I will be waiting a long time. A recent article in the  CMAJ  recommended that editors and members ... they are suggesting this should be provided with every article reviewed and by every reviewer. I am having some ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jonathan Burns, MD, CCFP(EM) June 2004
... outbreak, technology is making a difference in the way medical information is disseminated. At the time of the ... content. Essentially, it acts as a mobile storage unit for medical information—drug references, dosages, treatment ... Windows CE) operating systems ($499–$759). Another article in this issue discusses these two operating systems ...
Letters / BY: H. Ewart Woolley, MD December 2004
... be taken to ensure that the law will be upheld and the article by Durbach and Smith,  BCMJ 2004;46(8):392-396 , ... was so undecipherable that even an expert, i.e., a medical colleague who had formerly been a pharmacist, proved ...
Letters November 2004
We would like to thank the BC Medical Journal for the opportunity to respond to some of the ... the reliability of the McKenzie assessment based on one  article by Riddle et al . Why he selected this one study and ... need to identify and validate subgroups. Our original article [BCMJ 2004;46:348, 350-352] on the centralization ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D.B. Clement, MD May 2004
... past decade there have been hundreds of references in the medical literature to the use of ESWT for musculoskeletal ... with the different applications of ESWT in divergent medical diagnoses have produced challenges to reliable ... also been used to treat musculoskeletal disorders. This article assesses the current status of ESWT in the management ...
Letters / BY: Eric Smith, MD January/February 2004
We read with interest the article by Dr McGowan and Ms Nightingale on hospitalists ( ... been accepted by the Fraser Health Authority. Indeed, this article has been circulated in a slightly different format ... review process. Finally, Dr McGowan is identified as the medical director of Burnaby Hospital and declares no ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Bigham, MD June 2004
... Since WNV is also reportable in British Columbia, the medical health officer in the donor’s region will also be ... health in BC and physicians should notify their local medical health officer. Where can I get more information? ... www.traqprogram.ca/wnv-contingencies.asp . See the related article . —ED. —Mark Bigham, MD, FRCPC Canadian Blood ...