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Obituaries / BY: Ann Skidmore, MBChB, FRCPC September 2020
... had expanded to seven physicians. Throughout his years in practice in Vancouver, Angus also provided a consulting ... in 2007. One of the hallmarks of Angus’s medical practice was his bedside manner, focusing on patients as ...
Obituaries / BY: Gordon Olsen, MD September 2020
... Kaiser Permanente emergency room. In 1960, he joined the practice of Dr Barney Ringwood and Dr Hugh Atwood in Williams ... studying urology at UBC, Sterling returned to rural family practice, joining the Burris Clinic in Kamloops. In 1980 ...
Obituaries / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC September 2020
... every Tuesday and Thursday for many years as a solo-practice general surgeon. There were many medical colleagues ... surgical assist, Dr Tony Otto. Other than Ali’s surgery practice, his tennis, his tennis clubs, and his friendship ... really were bad. Now, 34 years later, this seems standard practice; he definitely was ahead of his time. Ali’s ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD September 2020
... lacked a sense of control or influence over many areas of practice. Pandemic planning and implementation brought ... simulation development and training reinforced optimal practice, PPE use, and other safety protocols. Individual and ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2020
... colleagues, and our patients, this is not yet a universal practice for many reasons, ranging from cultural to ... medical organizations are urging employers to abandon the practice of asking for sick notes,[ 18 ] public health ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 / BY: Justin Fong, BSc September 2020
... in medicine may have an advantage when they transition to practice.[ 4 ] However, each advancement warrants evaluation ... will likely play a larger role in medical education and practice in the months ahead. The global pandemic’s effect ...
Obituaries / BY: Douglas J. Courtemanche, MD, MS, CRCSC October 2020
... an office with a young general surgeon just starting practice. When the young surgeon moved to a full-time UBC ... This pleasant arrangement lasted until I retired from practice 30 years later. Duncan was always looking for ways ...
News, COVID-19 October 2020
... has implemented a COVID-19 safety plan in their community practice. Eligible physicians are those who: Have an active practice in a community office that provides publicly funded ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD November 2020
... videoconferencing. Since COVID-19 announced itself to my practice in March 2020, I have “seen” a few thousand ... by the BC College of Family Physicians in their Tools for Practice resource states, “diagnostic accuracy/agreement of ... a quality improvement project with the help of the Practice Support Program through the General Practice ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Naomi Dove, MD, MPH, FRCPC November 2020
... is not clear, and schools are not routinely closed in practice. Current evidence suggests that illness ...