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James A. Wilson, MD
In February of 2007 the BCMJ will host its first CME event—a Caribbean cruise. We undertake this new venture with a certain amount of trepidation, but expect to make some money to help defray our publishing... Read More
For some strange and uncomfortable reason, likely part of an inexorable maturation process, I finally understand the importance of the freedoms many of our forefathers risked their lives to defend. Our basic freedoms... Read More
BCMA web site review—the numbers After a web site is 3 to 4 years old, it is customary to look at how well it caters to its key users and what improvements can be made to its navigation, design, and content. The BCMA... Read More
I’ve had the sense for quite some time that my writing has been sounding more like an Andy Rooney rant about how great things used to be rather than an uplifting affirmation of how great we’ve all become. I realize that... Read More
As a pathologically goal-oriented person, I find long waits in line are usually a teeth-gnashing, expletive-mumbling endurance test, but a recent 2-hour period of standing (more like fidgety dancing) in an interminably... Read More
I recently attended the second annual Bob Ewart Memorial Lecture and Dinner in Prince George, an event that celebrates the burgeoning Northern Medical Program at the University of Northern British Columbia. I have been... Read More
I have refrained from adding my voice to the recent tsunami of editorials clamoring over the firing of the editor and deputy editor of the CMAJ because I felt that without knowing the whole story, my comments... Read More
You know you’re getting old when either one or both of the following occur. 1) You run into a group of people who seem to recognize you and identify themselves as old high school chums. At this point you put yourself... Read More
Doctors in the news Taunton named chief medical officer for 2010 University of BC sports medicine doctor, Dr Jack Taunton has been selected as the chief medical officer for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Dr Taunton,... Read More
On the weekend of 11–12 November 2005 a conference took place in Vancouver that will likely be referred to in future years as the official beginning of a popular movement in Canada that eventually was successful in... Read More