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President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD April 2020
... forward at a rapid pace. At the grassroots level across BC, divisions of family practice and medical staff ... solutions to tackle the problem at the source. Doctors of BC’s Physician Burdens survey of members revealed that a ... Safety Regulations that, by law, apply to all workers in BC. Tremendous variation exists across clinical settings, ...
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 ... were developed and validated, and laboratories throughout BC had the ability to test for the virus. Public health ...
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 ... heroin, and decreased criminal activities. Locally, the BC Centre on Substance Use published an evidence-based ...
Editorials / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC April 2020
... my eyes to how traditional practitioners contribute to the BC medical system. ELDER GERRY OLEMAN: In 1995 families with ... journey so far to incorporate traditional healing into the BC health care system. I would like to thank the numerous ... Indigenous Elders and their communities and all of the BC health authorities, particularly the First Nations Health ...
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 ...
News April 2020
This graphic was created by Doctors of BC senior staff as a tool to help the Board of Directors, the ... committees and other bodies represented. News Doctors of BC governance and committee reporting structure ...
News April 2020
... application Apply for facility number: https://my.gov.bc.ca/bcp/register-facility Attach practitioner to MSP facility number: https://my.gov.bc.ca/bcp/practitioner-registration Fill and print forms Apply for facility number: www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/forms/2948fil.pdf Attach practitioner ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: David A. Obert, MD, MPP April 2020
... the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Victoria, BC, sits atop the nexus of the fast-paced, often multi-agency ... to coordinate air and maritime search and rescue for BC and Yukon. As an emergency medicine resident pursuing ... emergency medical services system in British Columbia (BC Emergency Health Services), with which I am more familiar. ...
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 ... 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 ... and prevent long-term disability. Previous studies in BC have shown that only 39% of the early incident rheumatoid ... the existence of large service gaps.[ 2 , 3 ] In 2010 BC was faced with a shortage of rheumatologists. Recruitment ...