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Premise / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
... withdrawing life-sustaining therapy[ 1,2 ] suggest people may be confused about their right to make life-determining ... well as is possible until their natural death. In August 2015 the General Council of the Canadian Medical Association ... The author is currently guest editing a theme issue on palliative care that she hopes to publish in the  ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD May 2016
... Services Act (LSA) came into effect on 1 October 2015. The LSA replaces the Medicare Protection Act (MPA) and ... WorkSafe BC, patient-pay) is not selected, and some EMRs may default to billing MSP. If an inaccurate payment method ... go to  www.gov.bc.ca/laboratoryservices . In the next issue of the  BCMJ  we will provide examples of ...
Letters / BY: Donna Dryer, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... of access to cannabis for medical purposes. On 5 May 2015 the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ... or undertaking any medical procedure. Fourth, we take issue with the College’s prerequisite that conventional ...