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Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC May 2019
In the Jan/Feb BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) article [ BCMJ ... to “Toxic lead exposure via an unusual source: New BC reporting regulations may prevent similar cases.” ...
News May 2019
... in the Edmonds PCN, is the sixth centre to be announced in BC. The centre will open in two phases. The first phase ... primary health care strategy, visit https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018PREM0034-001010 . To learn more about the ... Northwest primary care networks, visit https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019HLTH0036-000266 . News Improving access to ...
News May 2019
... Committee, a joint collaborative committee of Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health. News The Victoria Combined ...
News May 2019
... spring for family doctors who are new-to-practice/new-to-BC. Led by physician educators, each webinar will be ...
News May 2019
A study from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) uncovered new opportunities to diagnose individuals ... In 2017, nearly a quarter of those diagnosed with HIV in BC had a CD4 count that was low, a major indicator of a ...
News May 2019
Oral care manual for cancer patients BC Cancer has developed a manual to provide user-friendly, ... better patient outcomes. The manual is available on the BC Dental Association’s website: ... . Early childhood oral-health resources BC Dental Association also has new resources to educate ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB May 2019
... as a senior, I can. I received a Gold Care Card from the BC government that afforded me greater health benefits based ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP May 2019
... of your provincial medical association is your decision in BC, and whether or not you become (or stay) a Doctors of BC member doesn’t affect your ability to practise medicine ... what they do and to prove to you their value. Doctors of BC, your medical association, is made up of members. Full ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP May 2019
... sensitive conversations on how to create a Doctors of BC that respects diversity, encourages inclusion, and ... unity in the face of identity politics. Doctors of BC staff support us tremendously, and often in ways that go ... You are brilliant, dedicated, and inspiring. Doctors of BC is made of members. You are Doctors of BC. And we are ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2019
... or contributing to the overdose epidemic. Recent BC Coroners data[ 1 ] indicate there were 1489 suspected ... 1 ] An earlier descriptive analysis of overdose deaths in BC in 2016–17 indicates that 44% of those who died were ... and aligned with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s practice standards for the safe prescribing of ...