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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 ...
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 ...
News July/August 2013
... “Best of What’s New” award from Popular Science, a 2013 Prism Award for Photonics Innovation from SPIE and ... for in vivo skin cancer diagnosis,” published in the May 2012 issue of Cancer Re­search. The article can be viewed at ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2013
... Business Meeting and General Assembly Saturday, 1 June 2013 Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver Like last year, the Annual ... noise   Dr John O’Brien-Bell requested an update on the issue of noise. He first raised the issue at last year’s ... this policy, noting that members were not consulted and may have objections. Dr Ross explained that the BCMA was not ...
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 ...
News October 2013
... Report was distributed to members as an enclosure with the May issue of the BCMJ. This year’s annual report had a new look ... the draw. News Survey results: BCMA Annual Report 2012–2013 ...