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President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP December 2018
... clinics over the first few months before settling into the practice that has been my home for the past 13 years. Home . ... all lost relationships due to the rigors of training and practice. I can recall rotations as a learner and then remote ... in case of catastrophe. Our work with Divisions of Family Practice, medical staff associations, facility engagement, ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD May 2018
... was supported by the Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice and the Rural Coordinating Centre of BC, both of ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD March 2018
... 30% of my classmates were women. My first rural practice elective after my second year of medical school was ... new lady doctor” in town! And again, when I began practice I was the only woman in my clinic. I can still ... valued my contribution because I was the only woman in the practice.   Medicine has come a long way since then. It’s ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD April 2018
... the impact of artificial intelligence on certain areas of practice. If computers can do a better job of interpreting ... same procedures? This made me consider my job in general practice, where the undifferentiated patient with a list of ... art, based on science” and stated, “The art of the practice of medicine is to be learned only by experience; ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD January/February 2017
... medical home? A patient medical home is a longitudinal GP practice in which doctors are supported to practise with the ... to additional health care services provided outside of the practice. By working within their practice and networking with other physicians and health care ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Winsby, MD December 2017
... living in care facilities.[ 1 ] All divisions of family practice are working on RCI projects, meaning that 97% of the ... in developing these solutions, the GPSC created five best-practice expectations and three system-level outcomes ( Table ... projects are now meeting some or all of the five best-practice expectations, and moving toward fulfilling the ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Susan Papadionissiou June 2017
... the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s clinical practice guidelines for opioid prescribing[ 1 ] have inspired ... local and provincial levels.[ 2 ]  Divisions of family practice have been at the forefront of developing many of ... is a help line developed by the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice to support physicians who have questions about ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS January/February 2017
... but is still important to the everyday running of your practice and how you provide the best quality care to your ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD June 2017
... a major transition in my life as I move from clinical practice into 12 months acting as the spokesperson for our ... unintentional involvement in local medical politics. Rural practice is a great crucible for developing leadership ... levels. It turns out the working environment in my rural practice is directly affected by the function of the ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS March 2017
... broad representation from all sections and spectrums of practice: all geographical areas of the province; GPs/FPs and ... students; residents; and members in their early years of practice. This is the legitimate representation that so many ... is divided along the lines of our training, scope of practice, or where in the province we practise. It will help ...