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Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP July/August 2000
... located.[ 15 ] The objective of this study was to see if medical directories can be used to identify trends in ... and retention over the past 21 years and to see if medical directory data can be used to detect differences in ... information on rural physician retention[ 19,20 ] and one article reviewing practice mobility among young physicians.[ ...
Editorials / BY: G.I. McGregor, MD, FRCSC, FACS May 2000
Last month, the  British Columbia Medical Journal  published the first three articles in this ... chemotherapy, surgery, and follow-up. In the  first article , Dr Shah gives a simple and concise account of ... of adjuvant and therapeutic chemotherapy. His article will be a valuable reference for any physician who is ...
Editorials / BY: Ralph Klein, MLA, Premier of Alberta June 2000
I would like to thank the  BC Medical Journal  for inviting me to participate in the ... My congratulations to members of the British Columbia Medical Association for a century of dedicated service to the ... each day. I suspect that I was asked to contribute this article because of Alberta’s reputation for innovation and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Adam Lund, MD, MEd June 2000
... very wise woman indeed, that I had been asked to write an article in which I imagine what the next 100 years of ... in the near future that will involve what I call the “medical mall.” While shopping for clothes, one will have ... of popping in for primary care consultation. Perhaps the medical mall will grow into a huge health centre. Within its ...
Editorials / BY: G.I. McGregor, MD, FRCSC, FACS April 2000
... concept of a group of articles for the  British Columbia Medical Journal  on colorectal cancer arose, since at the ... cancers. This is why screening is so crucial. The  first article , by Greg Hislop and Shirley Hobenshield, relates to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C.J. Sedergreen, MBBS September 2000
... of a course outline that includes training in basic medical sciences (especially anatomy and pathology), the ... more than 170 references from a variety of nursing, medical, physical therapy, and other scientific journals and ... to Therapeutic Massage [ 9 ] as well as in a recent review article in the  British Medical Journal .[ 10 ] Massage ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David J. Klaassen, MD, FRCPC May 2000
... from the Gastrointestinal Tumor Group for follow-up. This article provides a review and update on this topic done by an ... of the Tumor Group. The recommendations at the end of the article have been reviewed and approved by the whole Tumor ... with smoking, adjuvant chemotherapy, or various other medical conditions. CEA levels of below 10 that are stable on ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... Just a few years earlier (at age 93), he contributed to an article in the New York Times titled “Summers end but our ... or in the ability to offer desired stimulation because of medical conditions, physical constraints, or medication side ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
My interest in the origins of publicly funded medical care in BC, and Doctors of BC’s role in it, was ... premiums as of 1 January 2018.  Dr Bradley A. Fritz’ article in the September 2015 issue of the BCMJ , “The ... and Doctors of BC’s history, described in Dr Fritz’ article. A worthwhile read.  —George Szasz, CM, MD ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
I recently reread an article from the Netherlands where researchers selected 11 ... which fulfilled their yearnings.  Reading this article made me quite introspective. I am now 93 years and 6 ... few medications regularly. Writing blog posts for the BC Medical Journal is a real privilege for me and I take that as ...