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Editorials / BY: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH December 2023
... a public health emergency in relation to drug poisoning in 2016, making it the only issue other than the COVID-19 pandemic that has prompted the ... fit the needs of all who are at risk, such as those who may encounter barriers to prescribed models. Nonmedical ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD April 2021
... to women who enter medicine in the future that they may be paid less despite doing the same work as men, solely because of their gender? The complexity of this issue and the solutions to it cannot be thoroughly discussed ... than ever before. The entering class of UBC Medicine in 2016 was 53.8% women.[ 2 ] Despite this, implicit ...
Editorials / BY: Rona E. Cheifetz, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS March 2018
Dr Rona Cheifetz Dr Elaine McKevitt BC statistics from 2016 show an age-adjusted net survival rate for breast cancer ... this way. With more coordinated and targeted therapy, it may also be possible to reduce treatment sequelae. Already ... of these concerns and complementing Part 1 of this theme issue, which dealt with diagnosis, Part 2 focuses on initial ...
Editorials / BY: Rona E. Cheifetz, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS January/February 2018
... An estimated 25 700 new cases were identified in Canada in 2016, and 3500 of these were in British Columbia.[ 1 ] Breast ... the results of these tests. This first in a two-part theme issue dedicated to breast cancer focuses on issues in ... primary care providers and surgeons in different centres may face in organizing investigations. In the third article , ...
Letters / BY: Mary Donlevy, MD April 2017
I do not believe this is only an issue of us providing better care for the dying [“Medical ... Living with dignity until life naturally ends,”  BCMJ  2016;59:49 ]. Although I agree that we need to study how to ... other scenarios. If they die naturally, their loved ones may be at work, in another city, or sleeping. The issue of ...
Premise / BY: Martin C. Wale, BM BS, FRCPath, MBA March 2017
... by most health authorities for the first time during the 2016 privileging cycle. BC MQI also acts as holder of the BC ... supports (training, simulation experience, etc.) may be required to maintain currency in the context of service requirements. Where collection of data is an issue, this should be raised in that conversation.  ...
Letters / BY: J.N. Mahy, MD, FRCSC, FACS September 2016
... “Thoughts on professionalism” in the June issue ( BCMJ 2016;58:247), I would like to add comments pertaining to his ... to pay us. Mercenaries, agents of the state, whatever you may want to call us, we are no longer the healers of the ...
Letters / BY: Mike Figurski, MD, CA-CPHIMS December 2016
... monitoring after ambulatory breast cancer surgery [ BCMJ 2016;58(8):448-453 ]. I do not believe reported results ... (3+34/37 vs 11+24/35) is almost significant at .055%. This may be due to overtreatment of possible infection in the app ... references to a commercial product, particularly when the issue includes a full-page paid ad. —Mike Figurski, MD ...
Premise / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
In 2016 physician-assisted death will become legal in Canada. ... withdrawing life-sustaining therapy[ 1,2 ] suggest people may be confused about their right to make life-determining ... The author is currently guest editing a theme issue on palliative care that she hopes to publish in the  ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Will Offley, RN December 2016
... Lisa Kwindt, BC Centre for Disease Control, 11 January 2016). Nor does the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority,[ 3 ] ... are not the same thing. There are many ways an individual may be infected with influenza despite having had the annual ... and in the absence of an outbreak.”[ 12 ] Also at issue is the practical matter of wearing masks. It appears ...