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Beyond Medicine / BY: David A. Obert, MD, MPP April 2020
... medical services system in British Columbia (BC Emergency Health Services), with which I am more familiar. While there ... outcomes. The relationship between the BC Emergency Health Services’ Emergency Physician Online Support program ... around-the-clock telephone access to a BC Emergency Health Services physician advisor for clinical decision ...
Premise / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC April 2020
... whether that be a hospital administration, a regional health authority, or a provincial government. This is where ... is what defines a complex adaptive system. Health care is just one of many such systems. Johnny von ... not less. This seems rather demoralizing in our health care system, but the responsibility that Ostrom’s ...
Billing Tips / BY: Nick Szpakowicz, MD April 2020
... to be placed on a call list with the Ministry of Health. Once under contract, medical inspectors will be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Connell, BSc, MPH April 2020
... osteoarthritis, injuries, and tendinopathies. Public Health Agency of Canada data indicate that the burden of ... encounters, thus reducing the number of visits to other health care professionals. Since the billing code was ... during data analysis. As this was an exploratory health services study, the patient access measure was not ...
Clinical Articles / BY: T. Justin Dhinsa, BSc May 2020
... created to illustrate all relevant interactions with the health care system from the time of first symptoms to the ... Information that could be used to identify patients or the health care professionals involved in their care was not ... study was approved by the UBC Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia Research Ethics Board. ...
Letters / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC May 2020
... every aspect of our daily lives. Yet, asking “Is our health system ready for digital health?” is not farfetched, reflecting the relative lack of digital uptake in health care delivery today. We must prepare to integrate ...
News, COVID-19 May 2020
... COVID-19 work happening at Doctors of BC, the Ministry of Health, the BCCDC, and other organizations. The latest ...
News / BY: Shawna Mann, MD, FRCPC May 2020
... While donors are chosen because of their excellent health status, after kidney donation, these individuals ... require medical vigilance to keep them in optimal health. According to a recent environmental scan, the ... on an annual basis to ensure that their basic kidney health parameters are satisfactory. If health concerns arise, ...
News May 2020
... one-on-one support with implementing virtual care or health technology, contact the Doctors Technology Office at: ...
News, COVID-19 / BY: Roxanne Joyce May 2020
... growing concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Physician Health Program (PHP) has launched a virtual peer-support ... as they strive to improve their mental and physical health. We take confidentiality seriously. Your identity, ... . —Roxanne Joyce Manager, Clinical Services, Physician Health Program. News COVID-19 Psychological PPE: Peer support ...