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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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tania Morrison, MHSc, RD June 2017
... access to food due to financial constraints.”[ 3 ] The 2016  Priority Health Equity Indicators for British ... going without food.[ 1 ] Research shows that families may use strategies such as delaying payments for bills or ... impact food insecurity as they cannot address the issue of poverty.[ 4,6,7 ] Physicians can support their ...
Obituaries / BY: Susan Bond January/February 2017
... F. Bond died peacefully in his 91st year on 5 November 2016 in his hometown of Kimberley, BC. Alan’s only ambition ... with the College and was a real firebrand on the issue of medical ethics. The ideals of the Hippocratic oath ... 2017 at the Kimberley Elks Club. Donations in his memory may be made to the Kootenay Wildlife Heritage Fund, PO Box ...
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 ...
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 ...