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Three resources to prevent medical errors during transfer of care
Blog Author: Stephen Routledge, MPH Blog Author: Michael Wong, JD Stephen Routledge, MPHMichael Wong, JDBlog Teaser: Medical errors can be costly for both patient and hospital. Disclaimer: This...
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PracticeinBC.ca: One-stop information source for recruiting and retaining BC...
Blog Author: Shelley Ross, MD Shelley Ross, MDBlog Teaser: Attracting new family doctors and keeping the ones who are already practising are top priorities for many BC communities. Disclaimer: This...
View ArticleNORTH VAN—NORTH SHORE HEART CENTRE: ANNOUNCEMENT
We are proud to announce that we are now working with Michele Blanchet, registered dietitian, specializing in cardiovascular health (prevention and management)—dyslipidemia, HF, HTN, diabetes, weight...
View ArticleNEAR PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO—BEACH HOUSE TO RENT
Four-bedroom house with rooftop palapa and pool, gated and walled, in Los Ayala, 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta. Walk 50 m to beach and safe swimming. Would suit four couples, or two families....
View ArticlePlease rate my doctoring
David R. Richardson, MD“Hey Doc, I hope you don’t mind that I looked you up?”“Bob, are you stalking me again?”“No, I checked you out online at that Rate-Your-MD thingy.”read more
View ArticleCut the new old doctor some slack!
Anne I. Clarke, MDBeing new isn’t easy. I don’t mean young and new, fresh out of training. That is a time when we are more accustomed to change, to seeing new faces, and learning new processes. But...
View ArticleOutcome instruments in hip hemiarthroplasty research trials
Rajesh Nair, MDHip fractures are common injuries among the elderly, often requiring some form of surgical intervention.[1,2] Hemiarthroplasty is a good choice for older, less-active patients without...
View ArticleDealing with wounded minds
Andre C. Piver, MDI really appreciate rural colleague Dr Larsen Soles’ comments on this elephant in the room [“How do you deal with a wounded mind?” BCMJ 2017;59:349].read more
View ArticleRe: Herbal medicine and liver toxicity
H.C. George Wong, MDThe letter by Yoshida and colleagues [BCMJ 2017;59:348] reports on two patients with hepatotoxicity from herbal medicine (Chinese and Indian) requiring liver transplant and...
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Advances in HIV serology: Implications for clinical care
Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCMMel Krajden, MD, FRCPCThe detection of both established and acute HIV infection (AHI) is important for reducing HIV transmission. AHI is associated with very high viral...
View ArticleWork-related hearing loss
Nirvana Kiarostami, AuD, RAUD, Aud(C)Graham Raynor, MSc, Aud(C), RAUDIn the last few decades, occupational noise has become more widely recognized as a hazard that has resulted in many cases of...
View ArticlePhysicians billing with subspecialty designations
Lorne Verhulst, MDAudits have revealed that physicians who have subspecialty designations may be billing consults out of one section of the payment schedule, and subsequent office/hospital visits (and...
View ArticleRoots of quality improvement in health care: From post–Second World War...
Courtney Young, MBA, MD, FRCPCMaya Ignaszewski, MDMargot Wilson, RN, MSN, CHEMoe Baloo, DC, MHAKen G. Gin, MD, FRCPCAndrew Ignaszewski, MD, FRCPCWilliam Deming’s early work in quality improvement (QI),...
View ArticleNew BC Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines
Vanessa Perrodou, RDPaul Martiquet, MD, CM, CCFP, MHScRelevancy to practiceDisclaimer: This article is the opinion of the Nutrition Committee, a subcommittee of Doctors of BC’s Council on Health...
View ArticleMedline for quick searches
Paula OsachoffMedline is the largest medical database in the world with more than 20 million article citations, using a controlled vocabulary of subject headings—MeSH terms—which are organized in a...
View ArticleResidential Care Initiative: Early data show impact and successes
Brian Winsby, MDDarcy EyresThe GPSC’s Residential Care Initiative (RCI) was launched in 2014, with the goal of improving care for one of BC’s most vulnerable populations—seniors living in care...
View ArticleTwo-for-one private health care: A Canadian compromise?
Andrew Kotaska, MDIn 2005 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Quebec Public Health Act prohibiting private medical insurance in the face of long wait times violated the Quebec Charter of Human...
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Dr Norman Derek Royle, 1929–2017
Guy Winch, MBChBIt is with much sadness that I report the passing of Norman Derek Royle, born 20 September 1929 and died following a massive stroke on 27 September 2017, at his lakeside home,...
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