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MDs To Be / BY: Annika Klopp, BSc, April 2012
... endorsed by leading authorities of health care; in their 2001 policy statement, the Society of Obstetricians and ... experiences, we are concerned the idea of Art Days may be perceived differently than we in­tended. We know in ... values of a patient are different from one’s own.  The issue of cultural safety has moved beyond New Zealand and ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jenny Ko, March 2010
... In the Netherlands, where euth­anasia was legalized in 2001, a physician may euthanize a patient or assist in that patient’s suicide ... question.  The second way the Netherlands deals with the issue of competence is by asserting that the nature of ...
Editorials / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC April 2004
... type of emotional reaction. For physicians, the response may include feelings of confusion and trepidation; for ... past 10 to 15 years. From the 1983 Badgley Report to the 2001 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and ... recent developments can be overwhelming. In this second issue dedicated to child maltreatment, we focus on a few of ...
Editorials / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC April 2003
... comprised 22% of newly reported cases between 1996 and 2001. Estimates vary, but as many as 13000 British Columbians ... to Health Canada, up to one-third of infected persons may be unaware of their status. An emerging priority in ... effectiveness of partner notification  is found in this issue of the  BCMJ . Active partner notification has been ...
Editorials / BY: Donald B. Calne, OC, DM May 2001
In the April 2001 issue of the BC Medical Journal, five papers were ... of management. Taken together, the two series of articles may be seen as a "state of the art" summary of where we stand ...