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Beyond Medicine / BY: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-kwe), JD, LLM, SJD March 2021
In June 2020, the BC Minister of Health commissioned an ... routine measurement of health system performance on this issue, serving to mask a problem that this review has ... peoples issued by the BC Provincial Health Officer since 2001. Former Provincial Health Officer Dr Perry Kendall was ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
... use in BC grew by 5.5% between the fiscal years ending in 2001 and 2002, declined by 0.6% over the course of the next ... controlled trials and meta-analyses examining this issue. [4-16]  The most recent attempt to answer the ... in BC. Data collection was scheduled from 15 April to 15 June 2003. Smaller facilities were encouraged to continue ...
Letters / BY: Erik T. Paterson, MD December 2003
... felt by my colleagues. Since becoming president in June, I have traveled around this province speaking with many ... physician input into system reform was the most important issue to rural physicians and indeed to all physicians. The ... negotiation of the Rural Subsidiary Agreement of 2001, and in conjunction with UBC, financial support has been ...
Letters / BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM) October 2002
... Dr Brian Dixon-Warren’s request, which appeared in the June 2002 issue [ BCMJ  2002;44(5):234], asking for feedback on the ... manner. Unfortunately I feel now, as I felt in October 2001 when it was published, that the brochure from Dr ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Murray Allen, MD June 2002
The work of Dr Charles Galasko and colleagues  in this issue of the BCMJ outlines some of the claims rates in ... of British Columbia, oral and written communications, June and July 2001.) In BC, the whiplash claims rate is currently about 900 ...
Letters / BY: Michael Alms, MB September 2001
With reference to my letter published in your March issue [ BCMJ 2001;43(2): 68 ] and Dr Mador’s comments that appeared in June [ BCMJ 2001;43(5): 263 ] I would like to remind readers, ...
Letters / BY: C.J. Sedergreen, MBBS September 2001
... Laurel Foundation, may I express my appreciation of the June 2001 issue of the BCMA  Journal  dedicated to autism ...
Clinical Articles / BY: William J. Sullivan, BA, LLB, MCL July / August 2001
... personnel respond to an emergency call. Updated as of 1 June 2001, the directive can now be combined with a “No CPR” ... extend to assisted suicide, although it remains a societal issue and, specifically, an issue for physicians. Futility ...