Dr David Richardson joined the BCMJ Editorial Board in 2006, and was editor of the journal from August 2008 to May 2022. Dr Richardson has been a general practitioner in Langley since 1992 and is on active staff at Langley Hospital. His extracurricular activities include soccer, mountain biking, and competing as a triathlete.
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David R. Richardson, MD
(Man in loose pants, decorated in gold chains, cap on backwards, wife-beater T-shirt, baggy jeans with underwear sticking out enters stage left, extends arms with palms turned out and elbows bent, enters.) “Woooord.... Read More
"A good editor’s job is to be a fly in the readers’ nose and make them sneeze.” I heard this quote at a recent conference of scientific editors I attended. The speaker was talking about editors having the courage to... Read More
Early in 2009 the BCMJ contracted Ipsos Reid to run focus groups to hear physician feedback about the value of the Journal. Four focus groups, with a total of 32 participants, were conducted in Vancouver (two sessions... Read More
by Gabriel Weston Direct Red. By Gabriel Weston, MD. Mississauga, ON: Random House of Canada, 2009. ISBN 978-0-385-66580-3. Hardcover, 181 pages. $29.95. In Direct Red, Dr Gabriel Weston shares her... Read More
I love boobies, I really do. As I am writing this I have recently returned from the BCMJ’s Galapagos CME cruise and I have to say that the blue-footed boobie is one of my favorite birds. During mating season the male... Read More
"I’m going on a cleanse.” “What for?” “Duh, to get rid of the toxins.” “What toxins?” “Oh come on Doc, you know, the toxins; the ones in your colon.” “That’s called poo and it comes out on its own.” As... Read More
As I write this Barack Obama has recently been elected president of the United States. I have never witnessed such excitement and expectation surrounding a new president during my adult lifetime. His inauguration... Read More
“Hey doc, how much omega-3 should I take?” Is it just me, or do the rest of you know everything about vitamins and alternative remedies? Everyone, including some physicians, seems to jump on the bandwagon and encourage... Read More
I recently attended a conference in Toronto that got me thinking about medical conferences in general. Like, why do we attend? Education? To enhance travel plans? To mix with colleagues? Or just to get away from the... Read More
You must be from Canada?” the friendly well-dressed man behind the counter asked. Surprised, I paused in loading my half-full shopping bag and asked, “How can you tell?” “We can’t give this stuff away here. I use to... Read More