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Interviews / BY: Jay Draper January/February 2012
... strategist, and policy advisor to the BCMA in November 2011. BCMJ managing editor Jay Drap­er spoke to him in ... for in those circumstances where it is a direct one-on-one issue or conflict. And yet now that I’m here, I see so many ... final thoughts? Members who aren’t involved in the BCMA may wonder what goes on here, and they can be assured that ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... motor vehicle crashes. From 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011, there were 68 alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths ... 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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD November 2011
... which prevalent antibiotic use is of concern. In the June 2011 issue of Microbe, the report “Restricting anti­microbial ... Now that this is CMA policy the future of medical care may favorably alter, particularly for infectious disease and ...
Blog / BY: Amanda Lavigne, BScPN
... helps raise awareness of the impacts of stigma and may increase motivation to change stigmatizing behaviors and ... Harms related to substance use remain a top public health issue in virtually every jurisdiction across Canada. In ... care of patients who use illicit drugs. Contemp Nurse 2011;37:241-252.  6.    Abram MD. The role of the ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... an official holiday on the second Sunday of the month of May.  There are about 2 billion mothers in the world and ... full control over their reproduction. Motherhood became an issue of personal preferences—voluntary childlessness, ... of motherhood in Western societies. Springer Dordrecht;. 2011. ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... Yet, for the person receiving the diagnosis, it may turn out to be not only a label for a condition, but a ... that are given their own diagnosis. Opportunities to issue diagnoses are further expanded as some issues in human ... pursuit of health. Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press; 2011. Blog Dediagnosing to make people feel less ill ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... We can proudly remember that, beginning with the 1993 issue, Canadian Family Physician became one of only 10 family ... the profession and the role of the medical librarian: this may be a shift from librarian as provider of information to ... to the digital era. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield; 2011. Blog The Index Medicus ...