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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...