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Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2017
... People choose early, and they become one thing, and they may subspecialize in that one thing. And then the hospital ... who are going to retire. Is there a particular health care issue that you think needs more attention right now? The big ... Q&A with Dr Trina Larsen Soles: Doctors of BC President 2017-18 ...
Obituaries / BY: Susan Bond January/February 2017
... with the College and was a real firebrand on the issue of medical ethics. The ideals of the Hippocratic oath ... will hold a memorial gathering in his honor on 8 April 2017 at the Kimberley Elks Club. Donations in his memory may be made to the Kootenay Wildlife Heritage Fund, PO Box ...
Blog / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC
... distribution.[ 2 ] Inequality has become a hot button issue in the politics of Western liberal democracies. It has ... does. Competing interests None declared. Resources 2017/18 - Distribution of Physicians By Payment Range 2017/18 ... amplify results. Farnum Street [blog]. Accessed 15 May 2019. https://fs.blog/2017/11/power-laws .  2.   ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... explicit shaming of physicians. The so-called evaluations may be based on time spent in the doctor’s waiting room, ... appear to be particularly well attended. The bothersome issue is that neither the good nor the shaming comments are ... reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA 2017;318:1439-1440. 2. Mackay B. RateMds.com nets ire of ...
Blog / BY: Shelina Babul, PhD
... visits in British Columbia for concussions in 2016/2017, 40% of patients were under 19 years of age. It is ... brain injury, and experts suspect this significant health issue is still widely underreported. The BC-specific data do ... for high performance sport in Canada. Accessed 24 May 2019. ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... Times brought my attention to an article in the 2 December 2017 issue: “Gay twin may offer an answer to mystery of our sexuality.” The ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... a patient presenting with stepwise symptoms A, B, and C may represent the specific algorithm of condition D, ... at the cost of patient privacy. Automation is the second issue. While the use of AI promises more time to attend to ... 1.    Harari YN. Homo Deus. Penguin Random House; 2017. p. 380-381. Suggested reading   Harvard T.H. Chan ...