News&Notes

Recently, a number of physicians’ business and personal email accounts have been breached and personal information stolen. While not many email accounts were affected, Doctors of BC is concerned there may be a targeted effort to hack into physicians’ emails. This is compromising the security of the physicians’ own information, and some of the stolen information has also been used to access PharmaNet patient accounts.

The Doctors Technology Office (DTO) is seeking physicians to join in a series of upcoming webinars on information management and information technology (IM/IT) initiatives at the regional and provincial level. To support doctors in ensuring that there is more clinical input into IM/IT projects that affect them, these webinars are designed to allow doctors to give feedback and be engaged by stakeholders.

A new BC Guideline has been developed to provide recommendations to primary care practitioners for the appropriate use of selected endocrine hormone tests in patients who are 19 years and older, as well as to help constrain inappropriate test utilization—particularly as it pertains to practices that are marketed as providing wellness and antiaging services. The guideline is available at www.BCGuidelines.ca.

Dr Rodney Andrew

Vancouver resident Dr Rodney Andrew is this year’s BC winner of the College of Family Physicians of Canada’s (CFPC) 2016 Family Physicians of the Year award. Dr Andrew is recognized for his influence in advancing family medicine for the benefit of his patients and colleagues in BC.

This August the BCMJ conducted an online survey of Doctors of BC members. The objective was to gather member insights to increase BCMJ value by understanding your needs, preferences, and behaviors. Specifically, we wanted to discover if the publication is still meeting your needs, learn what you want to read in the journal, find out your use of online vs print, get your impression of some new ideas, and generally find out how you get your information.