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BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Alexis Crabtree, MD, MPH, PhD, CCFP, FRCPC April 2020
... of 1425 specimens has identified seven infections in BC, all in travelers or close contacts of travelers to an ... laboratories to quickly develop tests for the virus. The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Public Health ... Provincial Health Officer Information on COVID-19 from Doctors of BC, updated regularly: www.doctorsofbc.ca/covid-19 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Derek C. Chang, MD April 2020
... died as a result. Due to the number of fatal overdoses, BC’s life expectancy has fallen for the first time in ... organizations, such as Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC,[ 1 ] Moms Stop the Harm,[ 2 ] the Canadian Association of ... of an overdose without the fear of being incarcerated. As doctors in the province with the highest number of overdoses ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Antonia Hyman, MSc April 2020
... the first province to legally implement UNDRIP. Bringing BC laws in line with UNDRIP is part of a major shift in ... Safety and Humility in Health Services was signed by the BC Ministry of Health and all BC’s health authorities in 2015[ 6 ] and by Doctors of BC in 2019.[ 7 , 8 ] The declaration commits ...
News April 2020
This graphic was created by Doctors of BC senior staff as a tool to help the Board of Directors, the ... of the committees and other bodies represented. News Doctors of BC governance and committee reporting structure ...
Billing Tips / BY: Nick Szpakowicz, MD April 2020
... registrant with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. Have billing practices that fall within the accepted ... paid an hourly rate derived from the hourly equivalent of Doctors of BC’s sessional rate for GPs or specialists. Inspectors also ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Connell, BSc, MPH April 2020
... the burden of rheumatic diseases is increasing.[ 1 ] In BC rheumatologic care is primarily delivered in an outpatient ... Services Committee, a joint collaborative committee of Doctors of BC and the BC Ministry of Health. Ethics approval ... communication with Raaj Tiagi, senior health economist, Doctors of BC, 16 January 2019) [ Figure 4 ]. As of 2018, 22 ...
News, COVID-19 May 2020
Doctors of BC has developed a physician resource web page to keep members updated on the COVID-19 work happening at Doctors of BC, the Ministry of Health, the BCCDC, and other ...
News May 2020
... software in medical practices A new resource from the Doctors Technology Office provides support for physicians who ... Software in Medical Practices , is a collaboration of the Doctors Technology Office and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s Physician Practice Enhancement Program. It outlines: ...
News, COVID-19 / BY: Roxanne Joyce May 2020
... has launched a virtual peer-support group available to all BC physicians. Peer-to-peer connections promote shared ... The PHP program of BC helps physicians, resident doctors, and medical students, as well as their families. When doctors and their families reach out for support, we are ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2020
... She started as an editorial assistant at the BCMA, as Doctors of BC was formerly known, in 1983. As the journal grew, she ... (formerly the White Report ). She is well known around Doctors of BC because of her help with many social and ...