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Letters / BY: R.A. Rockerbie, PhD January/February 2017
... 1,2 ] An increase from 8.3% in 2013 to 17.0% in 2014 occurred following marijuana legalization in Washington. ... cause for sobering thought, as termed in an article in the October 2016 issue of the  BCMJ .[ 3 ] A meta-analysis, however, based on ...
Editorials / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC September 2015
Dr Margaret Colbourne Following the 2014 release of “Lost in the Shadows” from the ... of these children. This is the first of a two-part theme issue on child maltreatment. The first article is a brief ... In the second part of the theme issue, coming in the October  BCMJ , we present the articles “Abusive head ...
Letters January/February 2015
In the October issue of the  BCMJ , Dr Bill Cavers commented on physician-assisted suicide [ BCMJ  2014;56:381 ]. Physicians on both sides of this matter can ... Canada decision.  However, when considering this serious issue, it is vital that the stance of each side is accurately ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD October 2014
... in CMA's policy on euthanasia and assisted suicide. In the 2014 policy on this topic, medical aid in dying refers to a ... ill patients access to medical aid in dying, and in October, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal of a ... includes death. Canadian physicians are divided on this issue. Almost 50% of British Columbia's physicians are in ...
Letters / BY: Barry Munn, MD, December 2014
... An emerging medical and public health concern” in the October issue ( BCMJ  2014;56:386-390 ) raises many interesting points, and I ...
Letters / BY: Ted Patterson, September 2014
... to Dr Mirwaldtís thoughtful letter published in the June issue [ BCMJ  2014;56:219 ]. We welcome the engagement of the British ... several times before the dictionary is completed in late October. Our practice has been to use training objectives to ...