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- 7/13/2011
How to make on-call work less taxing
Being on call can be extremely stressful for doctors. It is part of the job description, however, so how can we make it more palatable? Read on to find out. - 7/13/2011
Five tips for getting the life you want
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes shares the ideas that are helping her achieve balance professionally and personally - 7/13/2011
‘Dr. Wang affair’ legal fees surpass $500,000
Idea for BCMA committee to mediate inter-board conflict defeated - 7/13/2011
Dr. Nasir Jetha: A new Western leader
- 7/13/2011
Canadian group approves A1c for diagnosing type 2 disease
Move brings Canada closer to world standards - 7/13/2011
BCMA board honoraria hiked to $1,100/day
- 7/13/2011
A flesh-searing warning
- 7/13/2011
$350m Patient Care Centre opens at Royal Jubilee Hospital
Vancouver Island Health Authority has officially opened the $348.6 million Patient Care Centre at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. - 7/12/2011
Management style the cause of Alberta's healthcare woes: consultant
The past 20 years have seen a steady decline in the provision of health services to Albertans, according to a recent report, which says the Alberta healthcare system is an instructive example of the negative effects of the command-and-control thinking of professional management. - 7/12/2011
Costly 'defensive medicine' unique to U.S.: survey
In a recent survey of physicians in Canada, the U.K., New Zealand and Sweden, no doctors reported practising defensive medicine, which is defined as ordering medically unnecessary tests, treatments or consultations in order to avoid lawsuits. This contrasts with similar studies of U.S. physicians. - 7/12/2011
Spotlight back on methadone dispensing in BC
A former B.C. pharmacist is once again at the centre of new allegations about methadone kickbacks in Vancouver. - 7/12/2011
Scientific breakthrough: Human blood stem cell isolated
For the first time since stem cells were discovered by Dr. James Till and Dr. Ernest McCulloch at the Ontario Cancer Institute 50 years ago, scientists have isolated a human blood stem cell in its purest form – as a single stem cell capable of regenerating the entire blood system.