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Letters / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD October 2018
... on Astrocite III , faithfully recorded in the June 1968 issue. Or just let yourself go with “The man who stopped ... Moralis, MD (pseudonym of the retired psychiatrist) in the May 2008 issue. Then you might as well switch back to the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... fatally injured drivers of eight OECD countries.[ 4 ] In 2008, there were 395 road fatalities in BC. Of these, 152 ... in exactly the positive changes that would be expected. In May 2011, opponents of the new laws launched a legal ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
Premise / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD October 2011
... the problem is quite surprising, and it is detailed by a 2008 BC Stats survey commissioned by the Heart and Stroke ... 3 ] (an excellent resource which also lists actions that may be taken by those having the problem).  Thirty-four ... that up to 100 000 BC renters may move annually over this issue. A strong majority of those surveyed would prefer to ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD November 2011
... prevalent antibiotic use is of concern. In the June 2011 issue of Microbe, the report “Restricting anti­microbial ... of antibiotic use beginning in 1992 and continuing to 2008 (latest data). During this time, Danish farmers ... Now that this is CMA policy the future of medical care may favorably alter, particularly for infectious disease and ...
Letters / BY: Sheri Souch, October 2011
... are finding novel strains and warn that current testing may not be picking up these local strains.[ 3 , 4 ]  Henry ... in humans and in rodent surveillance. The fact that the 2008 survey found that 221 cases of Lyme disease were ... a clear indication that something is amiss.[ 5 ]  Another issue of importance is surveillance. Henry and Morshed point ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... 9 ] These studies suggest that our emergency departments may have become safe havens for the worst drinking drivers, ... causing bodily harm were dismissed.[ 14 ] Complicating the issue further, the present statutes require the collection of ... Medical Association is also concerned about this issue. In 2008, the CMA passed the following resolution at General ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD October 2010
... small. Without effective intervention, though, they may well become staggering in the future. Preventing ... in dietary and lifestyle habits. This is a very complex issue and intervention must take place at a number of ... developed with registered dietitians and implemented in 2008. New recommendations for physical activity in schools ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD January/February 2009
... and optometrists. In the throne speech of February 2008, the lieutenant governor of BC portended what was to ... range of services without a physician present. While it may be the profession’s role, subject to government ... model of health care is a complicated and important issue. After much hard work, we have come to a good ...
President's Comment / BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB, March 2008
... The best way to do this is to ask, so we did.  In January 2008, national polling firm Ipsos Reid conducted an extensive ... response rate.   The full results are enclosed in this issue of the BCMJ, and I encourage you to read them. On the ... that affect practising members.  These last two concerns may be ad­dressed with the implementation of the proposed ...
Editorials / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, September 2008
... University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine. In May 2008, the first class of medical students from the expanded ... for its innovative programs. The articles in this theme issue depict aspects of the expansion and describe physician ...