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Letters / BY: William Gardner, MBChB, April 2014
... I was heartened to see that the January/February 2014 issue of the  BC Medical Journal  had four items on the ... issues. The core problem is a moral one. Though we may disagree with our patients’ moral values, in most cases ... of the one versus the group. Dr Allan Donkin ( BCMJ  2013;56:6 ) identified the inherent difficulties in resolving ...
Letters / BY: Judith Hammond, July/August 2013
... diets: Facts for patients on this food fad,”  BCMJ  2013;55:161 ].[ 1 ] Although I do not doubt that faddism ... 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 ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2013
... and made too many other people’s problems my own, which may have been a contributor to my divorce. Why should medical ... in facilities and make them work once again. Which health issue is not getting enough attention? End-of-life care and ... Interviews Q&A with Dr William Cunningham: BCMA President 2013–14 ...
Letters / BY: Barend Grobbelaar, MD, October 2013
... harder.” [ “A GP for Me”: Will it work?  BCMJ  2013;55:133 .] This quote does get to the nub of the issue of delivering quality primary care to all the citizens ... With the exception of the new telephone codes, which may increase efficiency, the majority of new fees pay us to ...
Letters / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, July/August 2013
... by the rather dismissive tone of Dr Richardson’s May 2013 editorial regarding the clinical services proposals made ... and so the more they do the more money is saved. On the issue of the clinical services we believe should be adopted ...