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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 ... tlyon@bcma.bc.ca . The deadline for applications is 1 May 2007. Love wins MacDermot prize In January the BC Medical ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD March 2007
I read with concern the Vancouver Sun article of 4 January 2007, in which Dr Penny Ballem states that she has good data ... to aggressively “treat to target,” so a patient may not be started on oral agents early enough or, if a ... for glycemic control, but diabetes management is a complex issue and isn’t just a question of blood glucose levels. ...
News / BY: Tara Lyon April 2007
... a little book about the flu (reviewed in the December 2006 issue) and thinks he is an author. The “Laminator” has ... influenza was conducted in Cranbrook on 20 February 2007. As a member of the Psychosocial Issues Committee of the ... in a responsible manner is often a challenge. Patients may bring in their unused meds to doctors’ offices, and ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, June 2007
... director is nearing the end, with a decision expected in May. The successful candidate will oversee the implementation ... CEBS BCMA Benefits Correction: Mr Garth Evans In the March 2007 issue we incorrectly added the letters “MD” after Garth ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC June 2007
The article in the March issue of  BCMJ  ( “Self-report of use of traditional ... a cross-cultural psychiatry outpatient clinic,” 2007;49[2]:68-71 ) reported 20% of Chinese patients attending ... and not specifically for emotional symptoms. Panax ginseng may cause manic-like symptoms when combined with monoamine ...
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 ... are a particular concern: since 2003 and as of 3 May 2007, 59 countries on three continents have been affected, ...
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 ... mental health resources printed in the May issue ( BCMJ  2007;49:181 ), Richmond now has an early childhood mental ...
Letters / BY: Stephen Faulkner, MBChB July/August 2007
... “Reality check needed for CME credits” ( BCMJ  2007;49[3]:109) , which included a partial, out-of-context ... and integrative medicine beliefs (see  Globe and Mail , May 1999). His involvement in the very unscientific “harm ... in reading some of the skeptical accounts of this issue ( e.g.,  http://dreamhealer.blogspot.com/ ). Dr ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... areas:  Chronic disease management : As of 1 April 2007 physicians receive a $125 incentive per patient per year ... 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 ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2007
... became involved with the BCMA, were you motivated by some issue or problem that you wanted to solve? I was probably ... with the job the BCMA is doing. In a poll on governance in 2007, 74% of members said the Board was doing a good job ... the BCMA. The societies are doing a good job, and in fact, may need more help to do things. They’re doing a huge ...