UBC CPD RURAL ROUNDS SERIES
CME Location: Various locations, fall 13 - spring 13, Thursday mornings (8 a.m. - 9 a.m.) CME Time: Thu, 2013-09-12 (All day)UBC’s Rural Continuing Professional Development program is pleased to...
View ArticleCSAM CONFERENCE
CME Location: Vancouver, 26 – 28 Sep CME Time: Thu, 2013-09-26 (All day) - Sat, 2013-09-28 (All day)The Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine’s 24th annual meeting and scientific conference will be...
View ArticleNUTRITION FOR DOCS, PART II
CME Location: Vancouver CME Time: Sat, 2013-11-09 (All day) - Sun, 2013-11-10 (All day)Nutrition for Docs is a practical, evidence-based CME program for family physicians and primary care providers....
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UBC CPD Ovarian Cancer Educational Series for Family Physicians
CME Location: Weboinar/Vancouver CME Time: Mon, 2013-09-23 19:00 - Mon, 2013-11-25 20:00The ovarian cancer webinar-workshop series is provided by the UBC Division of Continuing Professional...
View ArticlePressed to test: How should GPs respond?
David R. Richardson, MDMy naturopath says I have adrenal fatigue and that I need my cortisol checked. He could send me but that would cost me money. I’m also thinking of taking bioidentical hormones,...
View ArticleLERTS
David B. Chapman, MBChBWhen one arrives in a new country, the learning curve is steep. Though I came from an English-speaking country, much of the language in Canada was new to me. For example, in...
View ArticleExploring professional relationships in medicine
William Cunningham, MDAs physicians in BC (and across Canada), each day we encounter challenges that affect our professional relationships. Some of these challenges are the result of changing...
View ArticleMedical record retention
H. Douglas Cooper, MDI would like to express my concerns over two recent developments regarding the keeping of medical records.read more
View ArticleMedical record retention: The College responds
Heidi M. Oetter, MDOn behalf of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, I thank the editor of the BCMJ for the opportunity to provide a response to Dr. H. Douglas Cooper’s letter to the editor...
View ArticleRe: Surgery before anesthesia
George Sennewald, MDThank you for the interesting special feature in the June issue, “You must expect to suffer: Mme d’Arblay and surgery before the advent of anesthesia,” [BCMJ 2013;55:240-242]...
View ArticleRe: Statin use in older patients
Keith White, MDChris Rauscher, MDMhezbin DharssiWe would like to acknowledge the concern of Drs Eppler and Miller regarding statin use in older patients [BCMJ 2013;55:184, BCMJ 2013;55:273]. Re:...
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Q & A with Dr William Cunningham: BCMA President 2013–14
Jay DraperDr Cunningham shares his family history, reflects on the benefits and challenges of working as an ER physician, and describes why he feels privileged to serve as BCMA president.Dr Cunningham...
View ArticleGroin pain diagnosis
Jonathan Fenton, MD, FRCSThe groin is defined as the area where the upper thigh and lower abdomen meet. In examining this area, it’s important to know the local anatomy and the referral patterns of...
View ArticleE-books for e-medicine
Robert MelroseE-books accounted for 20% of the entire book industry in 2012 according to the Association of American Publishers. The College Library reflects this trend: over 270 medical e-books are...
View ArticleDr Renee Ryan
John O’Brien-Bell, MB1930–2012Renee Ryan was one of seven children born into a banking family in Regina. To her parents’ surprise, she announced in her late teens that she had been accepted at Queen’s...
View ArticleIn-patient Care program supports physicians and continuous care in BC
Brian Winsby, MDIn February 2013, the BC Medical Association and the Ministry of Health announced the development of the In-patient Care program, an innovative approach to supporting continuous...
View ArticleThe British Columbia Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry
Sophia Wong, MDCatalin Taraboanta, MD, MScGordon Francis, MD, FRCPCAndrew Ignaszewski, MD, FRCPCJiri Frohlich, MD, FRCPCDespite having a prevalence rate similar to that of type 1 diabetes, familial...
View ArticleHealth promotion: Is it really our job?
Ron Wilson, MDBC’s new health minister, the Honourable Terry Lake, has indicated the importance of health promotion and disease prevention strategies to improve patient health and reduce costs to the...
View ArticleHand hygiene: Two hundred years after Semmelweis we still have work to do
Elizabeth Bryce, MD, FRCPC Bonnie Henry, MD, FRCPCIn the mid-1800s, Dr Ignaz Semmelweis recognized that pregnant women who delivered in the care of physicians and residents had more infections than...
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