News&Notes

Dr Ross Brown examines a patient using a pocket-sized
ultrasound at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

“Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” 
—Marshall McLuhan

The medical hinterland of Bri­tish Columbia is on the cusp of great change. Rural health care has met the information technology age and things are about to get interesting. 

This article provides an ethnographic description of the sacred customs of the Naicisyhp culture. It is inspired by an earlier ethnography published on the equally exotic Nacirema people.[1] While there is some debate among scholars as to the exact origins of the western Naicisyhp, it is generally agreed that they are likely a derivative of a larger cultural group known as the Rotcod Lacidem. There are various subgroupings and types of Rotcod Lacidem throughout the world, all of which fall under the general rubric of Enicidem.

The Age of Sail was roughly the period from the 16th to the mid-19th century when naval warfare and international trade were dominated by sailing ships. In those times illness and accidents were by far the main cause of mortality among sailors, significantly outnumbering deaths due to warfare. 

The following physicians have died over the past 9 months; please consider submitting a piece for our “In Memoriam” section in the BCMJ if you knew the deceased well.