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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 ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, March 2009
... were published in a supplement to last February’s issue of the journal  Spine  (Spine 2008;33[4 suppl]:S1–213). Prior to their work, the most ... 1995;20[8 suppl]:S1–73). While these publications may be considered the gold standard in WAD medical issues, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD April 2009
... claim file to alert WorkSafeBC staff when an individual may be at risk for permanent withdrawal from the workplace. ... Re: Registration requirements for physicians, September 2008 Please note the following two errors in our text: • ... with corrections, will run again in next month’s issue. WorkSafeBC New claims system nears completion ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, June 2009
... ejection fraction deterioration.[ 29 ] Caveats Detractors may question the ability of studies using self-reported data ... alcohol consumption in abstainers. A recent study from 2008 showed that after 4 years of follow-up, new ... 31 ] Further studies are needed to clarify this issue. Conclusions Observational studies completed to date ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2009
13 May 2009 Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver The 2009 BCMA Annual ... something in the Board report regarding the litigation issue involving former Board member Dr Caroline Wang. This ... 2010.” The motion was carried unanimously. Approval of 2008 AGM minutes Dr Avery asked that the minutes of the 2008 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen Wheeler, MD October 2009
... occurring around them, also pose a risk. These patients may be calm initially, but can become upset and agitated when ... services have wrestled with how to deal with this issue. Some programs have developed a policy of excluding all ... defining which patients should be routinely sedated. In 2008, the noncritical transport advisors developed a list of ...