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Geoffrey Appleton, MB,
I appreciate the opportunity to respond to Dr Zafar Essak’s letter regarding the BCMA Board. I am troubled by Dr Essak’s assertion that the BCMA Board does not operate in a manner that is in the best interest of all... Read More
It has been a busy few months since the June annual general meeting and the release by the BCMA of two important papers—our submission to the Conversation on Health and the prescription drug policy paper A Prescription... Read More
BCMA-government partnership benefits family physicians Primary care renewal in British Columbia—long identified as key to health system sustainability—is finally getting the attention it needs to move from well-... Read More
Well, after only a few weeks “on the job” I am already realizing that, though demanding, being president of the BCMA has many positive elements—the opportunity to meet many fascinating and stimulating people, to speak... Read More
As I write this column, it is two weeks to the day that I become your president. Like many, if not all, of my predecessors my feelings are mixed. Making the change from 33 years of full-time general practice in Terrace... Read More