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Letters March 2009
... competency to drive the vehicle, and that such testing in people over the age of 75 would save lives [ BCMJ 2008;50:550 ... Superintendant of Motor Vehicles’ job is to assure that people are competent to drive. Doctors should not have to ...
Letters / BY: Lorne Brandt, MD, March 2009
... Mackie’s listed benefits to using public transit. Many people decline using public transit because of time, saying ...
Letters / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC April 2009
... effect. The placebo effect has been proven to make some people feel better, decreasing their anxiety, pain, and ...
Letters / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, April 2009
The Faculty of Medicine, now numbering 3600 people across the pro­vince, includes those who are ...
Letters / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, May 2009
... heads, with further action being taken if required. People have become more aware of the benefits of transparency ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD May 2009
... arts, and boot camp are relatively new as more and more people participate. We’re also wiser, for the most part, to ... and bike riding clubs in every community. However, many people still refuse to see the benefits of physical activity. ... active lifestyle. As well, surveys have shown that people who are physically active enjoy retirement more, ...
Letters / BY: Ari Giligson, MD, July/August 2009
... infrastructure, both in terms of physical buildings and people, become accredited, get students through the system, ... infrastructure, both in terms of physical buildings and people, become accredited, get students through the system, ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD July/August 2009
... trim the fat, cut costs where feasible—but not your people, as they are your best asset. Give to charity, smile ...
Letters / BY: Bernie Littlejohn, September 2009
... it was intended is always a mistake. It’s hard to get people back on board after they have been turned off by ... lab techs at the time. It is absolutely essential that the people who are going to use a system are thoroughly involved ...
Letters / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC October 2009
... the likely incubation period as a margin of error, most people may consider themselves “out of the woods” if ...