News
May 2019
... and Richmond offices only). Contact name and phone number. Practice type (e.g., family practice or specialist [please specify]). News BC Dental ...
President's Comment /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
May 2019
... time in those groups. For example, divisions of family practice and medical staff associations focus on issues that ... Sections help represent doctors in certain areas of practice on matters such as fees, policies, and guidelines. ...
President's Comment /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
May 2019
... of Physicians and Surgeons. Changes in society and the practice of medicine make for uncertain times, but under the ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
May 2019
... use in managing chronic noncancer pain, WorkSafeBC issued practice directive #C10-1, “Claims with opioids, ... drugs,” which is available on www.worksafebc.com . The practice directive provides prescription timelines, ... with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s practice standards for the safe prescribing of opioids. The ...
Premise /
BY: Kelly Anne Cox, MD, MPH
May 2019
... It is time for the province to follow evidence-based practice by removing barriers to LARC and funding it for ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Elizabeth Wiley, MD, JD, MPH
May 2019
... numerous and multifaceted with implications for clinical practice across specialties.[ 2 ] Although often unseen, and ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Afsaneh Moradi
May 2019
... care for these patients, the Victoria Division of Family Practice and the Shared Care Committee funded the development ... with Shared Care and the South Island Division of Family Practice also supporting the project as a mental health ... health conditions, and enabling them to diversify their practice and care for patients in their own clinics. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Julian Marsden, MD
May 2019
... Members were classified as rural if their primary place of practice was considered rural by the BC Ministry of Health’s Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement, which evaluates each community ...
Obituaries /
BY: Jill Ennals, RN
June 2019
... today. Charles was astutely appointed to the Patterns of Practice Committee, which he chaired from 1971 to 1987. He ...
Letters /
BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC
June 2019
There is little difference between the practice of infection control in an operating room and ...