Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Day
CME Location: Vancouver CME Time: Thu, 2014-05-08 (All day) - Fri, 2014-05-09 (All day) read more
View ArticlePractice Survival Skills: What I Wish I Knew in my First Years of Practice
CME Location: Vancouver CME Time: Sat, 2014-06-14 (All day)read more
View ArticleDiabetes Update + 2014
CME Location: Whistler CME Time: Wed, 2014-03-19 (All day) - Sat, 2014-03-22 (All day)On behalf of Dr Lawrence Leiter, Dr James Stone, and Dr Remi Rabasa-Lhoret, we are pleased to invite you to the...
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One student’s impact on prostate cancer research
Blog Author: Joanne Jablkowski Joanne JablkowskiBlog Teaser: An SFU health sciences student helps break new ground in prostate cancer research and earns a national award for his work. read more
View ArticleTropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course
CME Location: Vancouver CME Time: Mon, 2014-05-05 07:45 - Fri, 2014-05-09 17:00Tropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course is a week-long course for physicians, medical trainees, nurses,...
View ArticleMEDICINE SUN PEAKS
CME Location: Sun Peaks, BC CME Time: Sat, 2014-03-15 (All day) - Tue, 2014-03-18 (All day) This interactive course for primary care physicians provides up-to-date practical information that can be...
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Happy Resident Awareness Day
Blog Author: Joanne Jablkowski Joanne JablkowskiBlog Teaser: Join PAR-BC in celebrating National Resident Awareness Day at various hospitals throughout the Lower Mainland today.read more
View ArticleAmbulatory electrocardiography: The contribution of Norman Jefferis Holter
Kostas Ioannou, MD, FRCPCMaya Ignaszewski, BHKIan A. MacDonald, MD, FRCPC“Through training and observation, I have learned that honesty and integrity are not just clichés but sources of both self...
View ArticleOrder up!
David R. Richardson, MD"Dr Richardson speaking, how may I direct your call?”“Um, this is Bob Smith and my mom is in room 408, bed 2, and I was wondering how she is doing?”“I will page the nurse, Mr...
View ArticleRe: Discussing breast cancer screening with patients
Paula Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPCDr Coldman and colleagues are to be commended on their efforts to discuss the complex issues involved in helping women decide whether to participate in screening mammography...
View ArticleDoes telemedicine need stricter rules for engagement?
Willem R. Vroom, MDUntil recently, with very few exceptions, MSP fee compensation for a patient service was contingent on a face-to-face patient visit, regardless of whether the visit was an efficient...
View ArticleRe: Discussing breast cancer screening with patients. The authors respond
Andrew J. Coldman, PhDNorman Phillips MScChristine Wilson, MD, FRCPCJanette SamWe would like to thank Dr Gordon for her letter and the opportunity it provides for a response to the points she...
View ArticleRe: Why an audit? The audit process in BC explained
Murray McFadden, MDThank you for explaining the BC audit process (BCMJ 2013;55:390-393).Re: Why an audit? The audit process in BC explained. Dr White respondsRelated Content: Why an audit? The audit...
View ArticleRe: Why an audit? The audit process in BC explained. Dr White responds
Keith White, MDThank you to Dr McFadden for his comments on the article which appeared in the BCMJ, Issue: Vol. 55. No. 8, pages 390–393 by Dr Graham White, past chair of the Patterns of Practice...
View ArticleRe: Statin use in older patients
Adi Mudaliar, MDI disagree with my colleagues’ points of view regarding statin use for the elderly. Statin therapy is effective in reducing cardiovascular risks.Related Content: Re: Statin use in older...
View ArticleNot all vitamins are safe
H.C. George Wong, MDMany people consider complementary and alternative medicine to be safe and to have no side effects. A recent visit to a pharmacy in Hong Kong revealed the sale of such a...
View ArticleRe: Professionalism: Are we passing on our bad habits?
James Quan, MDI greatly appreciated Dr Verchere’s thoughtful article on professionalism (BCMJ 2013;55:454,461).Professionalism: Are we passing on our bad habits?read more
View ArticleIs it time for change?
William Cunningham, MD"You see things, and you say ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were, and say ‘Why not?’” This oft-used passage from George Bernard Shaw’s little-known play, Back to Methuselah,...
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Special feature: Safe at school at last
Lila Yewchuk, MD, FRCPC“Unsafe at School: Advocating for Children with Type 1 Diabetes” was published in the June 2012 issue of the BC Medical Journal (BCMJ 2012;54:232-237).Disclaimer: This article...
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