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News July/August 2010
... regions in BC over a 4-year period. Published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the UBC study examined all ... reaching a high of 26.3% of in-hospital deliveries in 2005–2006. Until recently, BC had the highest cesarean rate ... system. The researchers suggest potential reasons may include the differences in practitioners’ responses to ...
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 ... 2007. The first $10 million was distributed based on the 2005 Recruitment and Retention proposal that was developed by ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... 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 ... and supplemental assays available in 2003. Transfusion 2005;45:492-499. 2. Centers for Disease Control and ...
News / BY: Tara Lyon April 2007
... and Miraculous Cures  by Vincent Lam, MD. Anchor Canada, 2005. ISBN 0-385-66144-4. Paperback, 353 pp. $17.95. So Dr ... a little book about the flu (reviewed in the December 2006 issue) and thinks he is an author. The “Laminator” has ... in a responsible manner is often a challenge. Patients may bring in their unused meds to doctors’ offices, and ...
News / BY: Adam Lund, MD, MEd May 2006
... David T. Neilipovitz. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2005. ISBN 0776605976. Paperback, 292 pages. $35. This book ... in general, often characteristic of this age group, may actually put them at further risk of contracting ... is diagnosed with cancer within 90 days of the policy issue date, coverage will be rescinded and premiums will be ...
News / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2006
... Leslie T. Foster. Victoria: Western Geographical Press, 2005. ISBN 0-919838-29-4. Paperback, 233 pages. $24.95. This ... and co-guest editor of the BCMJ’s September theme issue on patient safety (BCMJ 2006;48:324-341). Dr Michael ... 5 years, to identify adverse drug reaction markers that may be used to predict and prevent drug toxicity in children. ...
News December 2006
... where a physician is deemed uninsurable, to decline to issue coverage altogether. The amount of coverage is based on ... and election follows the premature and sudden death, last May, of director-general Dr Jong-Wook Lee. The ... specialist physicians who were practising in BC during the 2005–06 fiscal year. These funds are being distributed by ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS May 2005
... $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 ... The letter should be submitted no later than  15 June 2005  to: Attention: Winnie Price Ambulatory Care Clinic ...
News June 2005
... on your nursing staff were equally well trained? This may seem like an impossible notion, but not when you hardwire ... a rural doctor from Burns Lake, BC, was recently awarded a 2005 British Columbia Community Achievement Award. In ... Psoriasis Education Program (PEP) has released the first issue of PEP Talk, a publication for people affected by ...
News January/February 2005
... you haven’t already renewed your BCMA/CMA membership for 2005, remember the deadline is 31 March 2005. Physicians who ... If you are a newly practising physician or new to BC, you may not be aware that you can authorize CMPA to ... payment by direct deposit to your bank account, we will issue it to you in quarterly installments throughout the ...