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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Helen Thi, BA March 2018
... while considering the effects that medical conditions may have on the functions necessary for driving. Family ... of a Condition Affecting Fitness and Ability to Drive. The issue of assessing a patient’s ability to drive may be ... Introduction of the Enhanced Road Assessment As of 1 March 2018, RoadSafetyBC will be using a new Enhanced Road ...
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 ...
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 ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi July/August 2018
... as many as 60% of youth who are worried about a health issue do not consult a health care provider and avoid going to a doctor’s office.[ 2 ] This may be due to barriers like transportation challenges for ... doctors have been providing weekly clinics since January 2018. Shuswap North Okanagan According to school district ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2018
... pairing to heighten your meal experience?” On 17 October 2018 marijuana will become legal and will join alcohol as a ... parallels to alcohol consumption in our province. Adults may possess up to 30 grams of cannabis in a public place. If ... will have on medicinal marijuana use. I mused about this issue in my June 2017 BCMJ editorial. Unless the price of the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... other antihyperglycemic agents can confuse physicians and may result in widely variable quality of care as well as ... studies. Updates were published in 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018.[ 3 ] These guidelines are ranked among the best in the ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C. Bruce Verchere, PhD November 2018
... prohormones as biomarkers of islet graft function that may have value in predicting islet transplant failure.[ 5 ] ... for their part in supporting the publication of this theme issue. Competing interests This and the other articles in the ... Clinical Articles From beta cells to bedsides: A 2018 update on diabetes research in British Columbia ...