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Letters / BY: Michelle Hawkins, BSc (Hons) September 2023
... 1 ] by Dr Gibson and colleagues, published in the May issue of the BC Medical Journal . While we share the ... homelessness increased by 11.5% in 2021 (compared with 2018), and over 40% of homeless individuals identified as ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Thomas S. Watson, MD, DPhil March 2021
... were searched between 5 December 2017 and 16 January 2018, and the search was updated with all new studies to 25 ... and identified what they viewed as the most significant issue with existing studies supporting ultrasound: the ... physicians at initial presentation of minor blunt trauma may in fact speed up rib fracture diagnosis by helping triage ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Helena Swinkels, MD, MHSc, FCFP, FRCPC March 2019
... water everywhere but not a drop to drink!” in the May 2018 issue of the BCMJ .[ 1 ] We would like to thank Dr Maheswaran ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC July/August 2019
... a news article in the BCMJ reported “Daily ibuprofen may prevent Alzheimer disease” ( 2018;60:191 ). It was followed by a letter raising the ... the generations and may date back as far as 1959, to issue 1, volume 1. The naming convention you accurately ...
Letters / BY: John Sehmer, MD January/February 2019
Dr Ur, in his editorial for the November 2018 diabetes theme issue [ BCMJ 2018;60:436-438 ], suggests we are grossly ... very expensive new patented medications when generic ones may suffice.  —John Sehmer, MD, MSc Vancouver This letter ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: A.M. Ocana, MD, CCFP, ABAM January/February 2019
On 17 October 2018, Canada joined nine American states and Uruguay by ... you’re looking at this scientifically, you might have an issue with the correlation of use to health risks, because one “daily user” may smoke all day, every day, and another “daily user” ...
Letters / BY: Goldis Mitra, MD, CCFP July/August 2018
... for the community physician,” by Dr Caitlin Dunne in the May 2018 issue of the BCMJ . I am a new-to-practice community- and ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews July/August 2018
... Then once finished medical school, excellent applicants may not even get a residency spot in CARMS. And even after ... Care Committee, and the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issue]—function best when an observer would not be able to ... Dr Cadesky shortly before he became president on 2 June 2018. Beyond Medicine Interviews Advocating for something ...
Letters / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD January/February 2018
... ] and of course I agree very strongly. You may recall my Premise piece, “Toward smoke-free multi-unit ... various levels of government have done little to move this issue forward over the last 6 years. Things are much better ... nationwide have complete smoke-free policies by July 2018.[ 1 ] On a personal level, getting the 75% strata vote ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
... Doctors of BC will ensure adequate communication on this issue. There being no further questions, the motion to accept ... in the black, no increase in dues was recommended for the 2018 fiscal year. Dr Cathy Clelland asked, “As we move into ... guys. They did give us a very nice lunch, though. You may wonder, “How did things evolve to me being so ...