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Michael Golbey, MD
Dr Philip White was born on 20 August 1945 in Bristol in southern England. Dr White received his medical degree from King’s College London and St. George’s Hospital Medical School in London. After spending several... Read More
I appreciate the opportunity to reply to the two letters expressing concern over the process used to select the electronic medical record vendors who will be funded under the new PITO process. Canadian physicians have... Read More
I am writing this, my final column as your president, on a beautiful sunny Vancouver spring day. In a few weeks, my term as president will be over, and I will be handing over to my successor Dr Margaret MacDiarmid. This... Read More
In 2000, Canada Health Infoway was created with the mission of having an interoperable electronic health record (EHR) in place across 50% of Canada (by population) by the end of 2009. Its initial funding was $500... Read More
The BCMA’s mission statement says that we will strive to “promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of British Columbia with the highest standard of health care while... Read More
Effective Board governance and meaningful representation are fundamental in order for the BCMA to remain an effective and vital organization that meets your needs as a physician and allows the BCMA to effectively... Read More
I am sure that by now many of you, GPs and specialists alike, are aware of the failed GP Services Committee (GPSC) proposal from last summer. To try to better understand the needs of family physicians, between 9–21... Read More
I graduated from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine in 1980, and just recently celebrated my 25th reunion. I had not seen most of my classmates since graduation, so conversation was engaging and laughter plentiful. As was the... Read More
Although most physicians are quite familiar with the compensation arrangements of the Working Agreement, we know much less about the equally important Master Agreement. The Master Agreement is the blueprint that governs... Read More
I had a good day today. I enjoy the challenges of being president of the BC Medical Association. What crosses my desk in the president’s office are issues that have strategic implications for the doctors of BC and for... Read More