Search

Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2016
... a pivotal time in your career? On one Sunday morning in 2002 I was the emergency department doctor at my local rural ... all the generalist pieces of being a family doctor my dad may not have had an opportunity that day to receive the best ... the health care needs of our populations. What health care issue do you think is not getting enough attention right now? ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
... entire system is never going to be fixed--as soon as one issue is addressed, major or minor, something else crops up. ... referring specifically to the formation of the GPSC in the 2002 agreement, the identification of the Specialist Services ... find that if you hear people out and you work together, it may take more time, but when you achieve a consensus decision ...
Letters / BY: Kobus de Jager, MBBS September 2014
... average citizen, and perhaps even the average physician, may view death with dignity, a good death, aid in dying, ... has been far more rapid, with statutory implementation in 2002 and a more recent inclusion of neonates and children. ... terminate their life on request? Anyone debating this issue, be it for or against physician-assisted suicide, needs ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2009
... get into that? Serendipitously, during a good market in 2002, I got involved with good friends and colleagues in ... human interaction between a naturopath and a patient that may not happen in my office?” I think the answer is ... work: complex care, mental health, and so on. What medical issue isn’t getting enough attention? Prevention. ...
ICBC / BY: Elizabeth Heinz, December 2008
... police officer can then order the driver off the road and issue a roadside suspension. Impaired drivers will also face ... A Traffic Injury Research Foundation poll conducted in 2002 found that nearly 20% of Canadian drivers had driven ... their ability to drive a vehicle safely. The actual number may be much higher, however, as the poll relied on ...
ICBC / BY: Tanya Heuchert, BA, LLB, June 2008
... The Justice Review Task Force was established in March 2002 with the intention of identifying reforms to help make ... the parties must agree on the identity of the expert, the issue to be addressed, the facts and assumptions to be ... Once appointed, the joint expert is the only expert who may give expert opinion at the trial on the particular issue ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... Practice Service Committee (GPSC), originally created in 2002 but charged with significantly increased ... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag.  The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ... TT-WNV WNV developing within 4 weeks of blood transfusion may be transfusion-associated. Suspected cases of TT-WNV ...
News / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2007
... at the International Conference on Physician Health in 2002. With eloquence and grace, she told us about the murder ... the medical workplace, an increasingly common and pressing issue in our health care system. It is a phenomenon that we ... from Ms Magnussen’s gripping account and wise words. May Dr Snider’s life not be in vain. News Book Review - A ...
Letters / BY: Lloyd Westby, MD September 2005
... offices were fully electronic at that time. In the fall of 2002 after 10 years of locum work, I set up my own practice ... be scanned into his permanent records. Members may be interested to know that duplicate prescriptions date ... attach these into an EMR system is a significant resource issue as it takes up both the time of the physician and staff ...
Letters / BY: Alastair S.E. Younger, MBChB, ChM, FRCSC December 2004
... to hear from any other member of the BCMA with a similar issue with Revenue Canada and home office expenses. If enough members are interested then we may be able to file a class action appeal against Revenue ... of a greater audit. There was an interesting tax case (2002 DTC 3815) at the Tax Court of Canada that dealt with ...