Re: Biased information: BCMA Board Chair responds
Richard Merchant, MD, FRCPC I have to respond to this letter [BCMJ 2012;54:230] and note that I wholly agree with Dr Lajoie and wholly disagree with Dr Williams. In addition, I think the board action...
View ArticleRe: Circumstantial evidence-based medicine
Frances Rosenberg, MD I read with interest the article “Prescribing second-generation antipsychotic medications: Practice guidelines for general practitioners” [BCMJ 2012;54:75-82]. Prescribing...
View ArticleRe: Supreme Court clogged with ICBC cases
John Walton, MD Dr Richardson’s editorial on ICBC injury claims [BCMJ 2012;54:117] obviously hit a nerve with those profiting under the present system. Supreme Court plugged with ICBC cases read more
View ArticleDistributed education in BC
M.F. Masterson, MD A. Anawati, MD There have been significant changes to and expansion of distributed medical education (DME) in the last decade.[1,2] In response, the Professional Association of...
View ArticleBC Health Authorities Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
David B. Miller, MD, FRCPC British Columbia’s health authorities have formed a single BC Health Authorities Pharmacy and Therapeutics (BCHA P&T) Committee to make recommendations regarding drugs...
View ArticleSurprise finding: A biological airbag
Janet Friesen, MD, CIME It’s common practice for specifically trained WorkSafeBC physicians to perform examinations on injured workers who suffer residual impairment following medical investigations...
View ArticleBook reviews: The Osteoporosis Book
Susan E. Haigh, MD By Gwen Ellert, RN, Med, Alan Low, PharmD, CCD, John Wade, MD, FRCPC. 2011. ISBN 978-0-9692210-3-6. Paperback: 130 pages. $16.46. read more
View ArticleBook reviews: AIDS at 30
Anne I. Clarke, MD By Victoria A. Harden. 2012. ISBN 978-1-59797-294-9. Hardcover: 304 pages. $29.95. read more
View ArticleChild & Family Research Imaging Facility opens
BC’s new Child & Family Research Imaging Facility is a University of British Columbia and Child & Family Research Institute project, hosted by the Provincial Health Services Authority on the...
View Article2012 BCMA scholarship winners
Tara Lyon The BCMA has two annual scholarship award programs, the first offering one $1000 scholarship and the second offering three $500 scholarships. read more
View ArticleSurgical wait lists cost over $1 billion in lost time
Lengthy waits for surgery cost Canadian patients a combined $1.08 billion in lost time and productivity in 2011, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. The report calculates the average...
View ArticlePHSA wins HEABC excellence awards
The Provincial Health Services Authority has received five awards at the 2012 Excellence in BC Health Care Awards—three Gold Apple awards and two Awards of Merit. The awards recognize outstanding...
View ArticleBCMA Annual Report Survey results
Tara Lyon The BCMA Annual Report was sent out to the membership at the end of May, and we asked readers to respond to a brief survey to help us gauge member satisfaction with the report and make...
View ArticleRadiation therapy for northern BC residents
The BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North, slated to open later this year in Prince George, will give residents in northern BC the opportunity to receive radiation therapy in their home region for...
View ArticlePromoting physical activity
Ron Wilson, MD Think Again is the name of Participaction’s campaign to raise awareness that children and youth are not as active as they should be, and many parents are unaware of the recommended...
View ArticleExpansion of cervical cancer protection through HPV vaccine in BC
Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are safe and highly effective for the prevention of cervical cancer caused by HPV types 16 and 18, which account for about 70%...
View ArticleEnd-of-life discussions between doctors and patients are beneficial to both
Ken Seethram, MD, FRCSC, FACOG For most of his medical career, Kamloops oncologist Dr Ardashes Avanessian tended to postpone end-of-life discussions with his patients, often waiting until their...
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Special feature: Too close to the sun
Gerd A. Asche, MD Renowned BC artist Toni Onley and I shared a passion for water flying that ultimately led to his demise. In the wake of the sad news of his crash in the Fraser River in 2004, and...
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Opening soon: Social group for younger people with Alzheimer disease
Blog Author: Kashmira Suraliwalla Kashmira Suraliwalla read more
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