April

WorkSafeBC’s provision of health care benefits focuses on supporting physicians in following evidence-based medical best practices. The goal: to achieve optimum outcomes and safe return to work for injured workers. Our pain management principles and medical best practices follow the BCMA’s Evidence-Based Recommendations for Medical Management of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: Reference Guide for Clinicians.

Dr Van Den Berg is a psychiatrist practising in Surrey, British Columbia.

What profession might you have pursued, if not medicine?
Mathematician, editor, or librarian.

Which talent would you most like to have?
I would love to be able to open my mouth and sing powerfully and beautifully.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Staying sane.

Although hearing loss can occur when exposed to loud noise over a period of time, it is generally considered that listening to noise at 85 to 90 decibels (dB) for 8 hours could hurt your hearing. For context, a telephone dial tone measures 80 dB and a power saw registers at 110 dB. 

Physicians in more than 14 BC communities have developed EMR communities of practice (CoPs). CoPs bring together GPs and specialists in a geographical community via a common electronic medical record (EMR) system. The goal of this collaboration is to improve services to a shared patient population using a common EMR and ease the transition to EMR through peer support and collaboration.