Registrar and CEO, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
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Heidi M. Oetter, MD
British Columbia has a long history of relying on international medical graduates (IMGs) to deliver competent medical care to patients. In fact, 20% of all physicians practising in the province are IMGs. As Dr... Read More
On behalf of the Physician Quality Assurance Steering Committee, we write in response to Dr Mirwaldtís thoughtful letter published in the June issue [BCMJ 2014;56:219]. We welcome the engagement of the British... Read More
On behalf of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, I thank the editor of the BCMJ for the opportunity to provide a response to Dr. H. Douglas Cooper’s letter to the editor regarding legal matters that... Read More
All registrants are required under the Health Professions Act to provide a public address and phone number. There is no requirement to provide a fax number. Physicians not professionally active (for example,... Read More
Law and Ethics in Biomedical Research: Regulation, conflict of interest, and liability. Edited by Trudo Lemmens and Duff R. Waring. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006. Hardcover: ISBN 0802089763, $65; paper... Read More
This tiny little book is advertised as the most current compilation of screening, prevention, and management guidelines for more than 60 common outpatient conditions. Indeed, it is a comprehensive and concise... Read More
Agreement update PITO Program director. The search for the program director is nearing the end, with a decision expected in May. The successful candidate will oversee the implementation of electronic medical... Read More
I am sure that many of you will have heard or read about Mayor Sam Sullivan’s proposed Chronic Addiction Substitution Treatment (CAST) trial and have wondered what it involved. Meanwhile, anyone frequenting the centre... Read More
I was saddened to see that HMO used the podium of the BCMJ to berate the prime minister for not attending the AIDS conference. Such a political statement has no place in our journal. —Guy Screech... Read More
In 1981 AIDS was first recognized in North America. Twenty-five years later, much scientific knowledge has been gained, and significant medical advances have been realized. I was a first-year medical student in 1981 and... Read More