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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 ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bill Cavers, MD April 2013
... on the attachment challenge. A study conducted in 2007–2008 by Victoria-based Hollander Analytical Services Ltd. ... Practice Services Committee (GPSC) began work on this issue in 2010 and initially provided funding to three ... With the launch of the attachment initiative, any division may now ac­cess funding for attachment initiatives. Given ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB December 2008
... health policy, planning, administration, and politics. A May 2008 Angus-Reid poll placed doctors—with a 94% ... on health care. The timing is right to win on this very issue. With 68% support, no political party need fear the ...
Letters / BY: H. Davis, MD, June 2008
... debate, and Drs Steven Anderson and Shao Hua Lu [ BCMJ 2008;50(1):11 ] have taken issue with some of the comments made in my article published ... or confused. • Focal neurological deficits that may or may not be transient. As can be seen, and I emphasized ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: Jack Burak, MD November 2008
We refer to the ICBC article in the April 2008 issue of the BC Medical Journal, 2008;50:127, titled ... lawyer and submit to an interview. However, a refusal may have inconvenient consequences.”  The College of ...