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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. ... president of the Society of General Practitioners in 1999/2000, my colleague and mentor Dr Ken Kolotyluk was the ... find that if you hear people out and you work together, it may take more time, but when you achieve a consensus decision ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Zamil Karim, MD, FRCPC, October 2013
... to AVN, replacement of his joint did not occur until May 1987. In the interim, the patient developed AVN in his ... and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997.  In 2000 the patient sued the gastroenterologist, claiming that ... prednisone prescribed might have been excessive.  On the issue of informed consent, the judge believed that a ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2013
... of Medical Staff at Whitehorse General Hospital. In 2000, Dr Cunningham and his family moved to the Cowichan ... and made too many other people’s problems my own, which may have been a contributor to my divorce. Why should medical ... in facilities and make them work once again. Which health issue is not getting enough attention? End-of-life care and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, July/August 2011
... sources of lead exposure for children are still an issue.  There is no known safe level of lead exposure. ... of 3.8 million 2-year-olds (in US dollars for the year 2000).[ 5 ] Our case study illustrates the complementary ... into cases of toxic exposures where the public may be at risk—for example those involving exposure in ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... in the British Columbia trauma registry between 1992 and 2000 were convicted of impaired driving.[ 7 ]  The second ... 9 ] These studies suggest that our emergency departments may have become safe havens for the worst drinking drivers, ... causing bodily harm were dismissed.[ 14 ] Complicating the issue further, the present statutes require the collection of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David N. Landsberg, MD, May 2010
... After initial research probing societal views on this issue,[ 9 ] the first LAD transplant was perform­ed in ... to protect both the re­cipient and the donor. LAD kidneys may be given to a patient at the top of the wait list, or ... of islet trans­plantation reported from Edmonton in 2000,[ 19 ] this therapy is still considered experimental and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nabil Al Lawati, MD, MRCP, April 2008
... and the eighth for women (2.0%), excluding childbirth, in 2000–2001.  The econo­mic impact of the disease in Canada ... in 1 second) is protective.[ 15 ] COPD exacerbations may also be more common among patients with gastroesophageal ... all have important roles to play (see Part 1 of this theme issue). Conclusions Acute exacerbations of COPD are a ...
News July/August 2007
... be read on its own. Those not facing a terminal illness may wish to focus on the introduction as well as the sections ... Open Enrollment will be coming your way in the September issue of the  BCMJ. —Sandie Braid, CEBS Assistant ... join a group practice, and a New Practice Supplement of $2000 per week for the first 26 weeks of practice. Eligible ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mario McKenna, MSc, September 2007
... physicians make. Of particular importance is the growing issue of recruitment and retention of academic faculty in ... of Psychiatry. Methods An electronic file (MS Excel 2000) containing information on all physicians registered ... their degrees between 1976 and 1995 ( table 4 ). This may be one factor contributing to the number of senior ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2006
... in a way that you’re not in the city. I remember back in 2000 when we had the dispute over our specialists. We ... it looks like a good package and a good way to change, it may be a major shift for the BCMA and the goals are to have ... and the best possible representation. Another difficult issue is economic representation. Surveys show that a ...