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News / BY: Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD March 2007
... good governance and effective member representation is an issue that the BCMA has looked at for 20 years and has been ... the pharmacist will then charge you the difference. You may then submit your charge to Sun Life under the Standard ... Medical Journal Editorial Board was pleased to award the 2006 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
For this theme issue on pandemic influenza, we assembled a panel of experts ... random occurrences and no one knows when another pandemic may occur. Influenza viruses replicate at a rapid and ... of Canada ( www.influenza.gc.ca ), where the most recent 2006 version of the national plan can also be found ( ...
Editorials April 2007
... have a much better system today. We have a current funding issue in BC that is just one symptom of a sickness that has ... the way we fund much of our health care. While this may involve increasing the role of the private sector in ... waiting over 6 months for hospital care in Britain. By 2006, there was none. In Britain, patients may choose from ...
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 ... their degrees between 1976 and 1995 ( table 4 ). This may be one factor contributing to the number of senior ... psychiatrists, who were actively practising medicine in 2006.[ 7 ]  Even though the number of Canadian and IMG ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, June 2007
... director is nearing the end, with a decision expected in May. The successful candidate will oversee the implementation ... only 5% of the new funds allocated to GP Services in the 2006 Letter of Agreement. The GP Services Committee is also ... BCMA Benefits Correction: Mr Garth Evans In the March 2007 issue we incorrectly added the letters “MD” after Garth ...
President's Comment / BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB, November 2007
... ratified by the membership a year and a half ago in spring 2006, laid out a new structure for the Physician Master ... membership voted on the new Physician Master Agreement in May of this year, with 95% of those who voted voting in favor ... of services. Included in the polybag with this month’s issue of the  BC Medical Journal  is a Membership Guide to ...
News July/August 2007
... dying people want  by David Kuhl, MD. Doubleday Canada, 2006. ISBN-10: 0385660669. Paperback, 336 pp. $25. This book ... 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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jill Franklin, BA, December 2006
... a surprisingly high rate of disability.” [3]  Symptoms may worsen over time, and the person may become increasingly ... Fraser Health Acquired Brain Injury Program, 16 March 2006). Since mild traumatic brain injury is associated with ... criminal justice system then becomes involved as a health issue turns into a societal one (written communication, J. ...
Letters / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC May 2006
The  January/February 2006 issue of the BCMJ [48(1):14-15]  contains a report by ... expensive hospital dialysis units. This is good news, but may I re mind you that, as reported in the CMAJ, [1]  the ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
2006 Agreement news update The 2006 Agreement ratified by ... the monthly editions of e-News. Please note that as this issue of the Journal went to print, the Agreement was still ... which the Provincial Salary and Service contract ranges may be exceeded. Joint Standing Committee on Rural Programs ...