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News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS May 2005
... study was completed in January (Wave 1 was completed in 2001). Results are consistent with 2001, with the  Journal  ... $10 000 to $15 000 range. The problem is that this limit may be inadequate given the bylaws exposure on an individual ... permit and the type of permit this person will receive. We issue two types of parking permits: permanent (valid for 3 ...
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 ...
Clinical Articles October 2004
... reveals that practices concerning HIV test counseling may not be optimal. Common shortcuts in counseling—giving ... areas of more than 100 000 residents (according to the 2001 Canadian census) were classified in this study as urban. ... to generalize from this sample, primarily because of the issue of self-selection. Physicians who are more involved in ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: Erik T. Paterson, MD December 2003
... by far their most important concerns—and the issues that may ultimately drive physicians away. Financial incentives to ... 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: Robert Grist, MD January/February 2002
... hormone support for women with symptoms of menopause [ 2001;43(8):446]. Prevention of heart attack is a serious ... HERS study, ably reviewed by Dr Hammell in your October issue [2001;43(8):447], led to questions about the earlier ... Women’s Health Initiative randomized prospective study may afford us even better data on this by 2005. For our ...
Letters / BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM) October 2002
... 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 ... conventional practice. Phraseology in the brochure like “may not be effective or safe,” “have not been ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paul C. Adams, MD March 2002
... ). As described in  Dr Samuel Krikler's article  in this issue of the  BCMJ , a screening study of 1905 adult men ... of iron overload or deficiency and focus on those that may require phlebotomy therapy. However, it also detects a ... Life and Health Insurance Association Annual Meeting 2001) about insurance ratings based on hemochromatosis ...
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 ... these provisos, there are some general statistics that may be of interest. The whiplash rate in various Western ... Columbia, oral and written communications, June and July 2001.) In BC, the whiplash claims rate is currently about 900 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Erin E. Michalak, PhD October 2002
... decisions (see  Anderson and colleagues   in this issue). Although there is evidence for the efficacy of ... improved outcomes in patients with MDD. Further benefits may include better use of fiscal resources, optimal use of ... or in a mental health clinic) 377 198‡ 82%|| * BC Stats, 2001. † Health Information Access Centre, 2001. Note that ...