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Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC
The Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs) acknowledge that they must be learners and active participants in decolonizing BC’s health care system, returning the right to access quality health care that is safe and free... Read More
The four Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs), a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC government, work collaboratively to lead system change. The committees—General Practice Services Committee, Specialist Services... Read More
Based on global experiences during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, most elective operations were canceled to create capacity for an anticipated surge in pandemic-related hospitalizations. Cancelation of... Read More
In BC, doctors have a unique opportunity to get involved with system transformation through the Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs)—a first-of-its-kind partnership in Canada between Doctors of BC and the BC government... Read More
The BC Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Collaborative seeks to build enhanced recovery capacity throughout the province’s surgical programs. Sponsored by the Specialist Services Committee, a partnership of the Ministry... Read More
Surgical wait times have been a central focus for health policy since the 2003 First Ministers' Accord on Health Care Renewal,[1] which allocated $34 billion for health care. The 2004 Accord and Ten-Year Plan to... Read More
Background General surgeons play an essential role in both urban and rural settings in British Columbia. In urban settings, they perform procedures such as liver transplants and oncology and colorectal surgeries. In... Read More
Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common procedures performed by the general surgeon. In the United States alone, approximately 750 000 inguinal, 25 000 femoral, and 166 000 umbilical herniorrhaphies are... Read More