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Letters / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD January/February 2018
... ] and of course I agree very strongly. You may recall my Premise piece, “Toward smoke-free multi-unit dwellings” [ BCMJ  2011;53:400-401 ]. Unfortunately our various levels of government have done little to move this issue forward over the last 6 years. Things are much better ...
Letters / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC May 2013
... the BCMA’s pledge to support its members who are now, or may in the fu­ture become, clinical faculty teachers/mentors ... LOI was at the Section of Clinical Faculty AGM on 5 May 2011 when the BCMA president announced that it was to be ... wording in the LOI calls into question.  I take no issue with those involved in the system, only with the system ...
Letters / BY: Judith Hammond, July/August 2013
... as one of three gluten-induced conditions.[ 2 ] A small 2011 study recruited 34 patients who self-identified as ... with our patients—there are some aspects of the issue that we understand well, some that are controversial ... mind when communicating with patients: what is dogma today may be called into question by new evidence tomorrow. If all ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: Sheri Souch, October 2011
... Columbia: Are we really missing an epidemic?” [ BCMJ  2011;53:224-229 ]. I can only assume that the title is an ... are finding novel strains and warn that current testing may not be picking up these local strains.[ 3 , 4 ]  Henry ... a clear indication that something is amiss.[ 5 ]  Another issue of importance is surveillance. Henry and Morshed point ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2011
... Business Meeting and General Assembly Saturday, 11 June 2011 Vancouver Convention Centre 2011/2012 BCMA elected ... with the UBC Faculty of Medicine. He pointed out that the issue of “transparency” that had been mentioned on ... from broken families and families in distress. They may be in government care. Or they may have parents with ...
Letters / BY: Stephen D. Anderson, MD, FRCPC May 2011
... interventions for traumatic brain injury,"  BCMJ  2011;53:26-31 ]. Their article outlined a number of ... quetiapine) are often necessary. Antipsychotic medication may also be re­quired for patients who have chronic ... by the medications listed in the article.  The important issue in treating patients following severe brain injury is ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2010
2010/2011 BCMA elected officers Dr Ian Gillespie, President Dr ... Dr Erik Paterson from Creston mentioned the perennial issue of low attendance at these meetings, stating that he ... at AGMs is the norm for similar organizations. It may be that, given the many opportunities for input that ...