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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 ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... was thinking about all of this after I read a recent CMAJ article about evolutionary medicine . The article’s key point was that the practice of medicine will ... The study of evolution is a developing branch of the basic medical sciences, it is not an alternative or a special kind ...
... ISSUES IN THE  BCMJ A theme issue in the British Columbia Medical Journal is a collection of articles on a single topic ... a letter to the BCMJ editor-in-chief outlining proposed article topics and authors. Theme issues usually comprise ... initial submission. The front page. The front page of each article should include: The ordinal number of the article. A ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... episode came to mind recently when I came across a 1985 article[ 1 ] published in the Journal of Allied Health ... habilitation of youngsters with disabling conditions. The article acknowledged parental confusion about their child’s ... or mental disability is still not on our social or medical agenda. Ignoring the sexual habilitation needs of ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
Dr William Osler was speaking to medical students at the University of Toronto in 1903 when he ... the disconnect between the idealized world envisioned by a medical student and the reality of medical practice. She ... 1936;214:364-370. Additional reading Peabody FW. Landmark article March 19, 1927: The care of the patient . By Francis ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... Canada, founder and three-time president of the Canadian Medical Association, chair of the committee creating Dalhousie Medical School, and promoter of a transpacific cable service ... Accessed 25 June 2018.  www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-charles-tupper . Blog On Canada Day, a salute to ...
... or academic, and (b) maintain confidentiality of article content and authorship prior to publication. ... on Publication Ethics (COPE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Should possible scientific ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... with some trepidation that I began to read the recent BCMJ article by Gordon J.D. Cochrane, “Physicians and their ... that is central to a life-enhancing relationship. The article made me think about my life. I remember how deeply in love I was while in medical school and during my internship. While seemingly ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
Dr Mark Elliott’s article  in the BCMJ ’s January/February issue is an ... including sickle cell anemia and thalassemia. The article is meant for nongeneticist physicians who wish to ... its practical, ethical, and legal limits. When I was in medical school in the early 1950s our exposure to genetics ...