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President's Comment / BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB, June 2008
... left in the dark on major issues such as scope of practice. We must have the opportunity to engage with ... clerkships.  We also look forward to our first family practice residents next year. This will be both a challenge ...
News&Notes June 2008
... with government, the BCMA established the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC) that reviewed doctors’ billing ... analysis of claims data to identify unusual patterns of practice, and receipt of complaints from the public, ... there is a section within the practitioner profiles where practice costs are case-mix adjusted, using a methodology ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD June 2008
... used to find out about issues affecting medical practice in BC. There is really something for everyone in ... which have been positive. Once Pat retired from clinical practice she continued on as editor emerita, providing ...
News&Notes / BY: Mel Petreman, MD, July/August 2008
... of the BCMJ. In the past 11/2 years, this five-physician practice has set about to rid itself of the paperload, ... most importantly— to increase the pleasures of medical practice…  * * * My group of five general practice associates has, since November 1979, phased-in a ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... Family doctors here do a true full-service family medicine practice.”  —William Cunningham, MD Duncan  “I am ... Dr David M. Bachop Silver Medal in General Medical Practice Dr Samantha Meredith Dr David M. Bachop Gold Medal ...
Letters / BY: David J. Brant, MD, July/August 2008
... in treatment/management of an addict during my general practice, and later, after a residency year in psychiatry, ...
Editorials / BY: Willem R. Vroom, MD July/August 2008
... at first glance appeared to be deep incursions into the practice of medicine, presumably in response to public ... speech in which promises were made to enhance the scope of practice of existing health care professionals and expand ... with the patients’ pharmacist to ensure best practice. It does not appear that this is a hill that anyone ...
Editorials / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, September 2008
... model of interprofessional education and collaborative practice to ensure that health care providers are available ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD September 2008
... it.” At the time of the call I was about 10 years into practice and was starting to feel pretty stagnant. I was not ...
Letters / BY: Kristin Sivertz, MD, FRCPC October 2008
... and tracks student progress from admission to professional practice. Their study of the Canadian Resident Matching ...